Dr. Ashraf Ramelah

About Dr. Ashraf Ramelah

Dr. Ashraf Ramelah is the founder and president of Voice of the Copts, a human rights nonprofit organization 501 (c) (3). The organization has offices in Italy and the United States. Dr. Ramelah is dedicated to the Coptic cause and believes that his life’s mission is to speak up for the oppressed Copts who cannot speak up for themselves. When he is not meeting with political figures and policy makers, Dr. Ramelah spends his time travelling throughout the country giving talks about the Coptic issue and explaining to the West the oppression against the Copts in Egypt. Dr. Ramelah was invited to address the European Parliament (2010) and to be the keynote speaker in the Italian Parliament (2011) on the issue of Coptic persecution in Egypt. He has done various interviews with Italian newspapers and appears frequently in the Italian and Arab Media. Dr. Ramelah is a featured author at Arutz Sheva, American Thinker, Family Security Matters.com, Canada Free Press and others. Dr. Ramelah is well known to the Egyptian government due to his advocacy for the Egyptian Copts as well as for Voice of the Copts’ lawsuit against them on behalf of Muslim convert to Christianity Mr. Hegazy and his family in 2009-2010. Ashraf Ramelah also appears as an entry in the Coptic History Encyclopedia (http://www.coptichistory.org/new_page_5260.htm). Dr. Ramelah, himself a Copt, was born in Cairo, Egypt. At the age of 17, he travelled to Italy to study architecture. He graduated with a doctorate in architecture from La Sapienza – Universita’ Degli Studi di Roma,Italy. His special study is restoration of old monuments and history of architecture. His career as an architect took him to work and live in Italy, Saudi Arabia, Gabon and the USA. His personal interests are Egyptology and Coptic history in the period after the Arab invasion of Egypt in 651 AD. Voice of the Copts is dedicated to bringing fair, correct and balanced information to the entire world regarding Copts and Christians in countries with an Arab-Muslim majority.

Trump speaks to Sisi, affirms friendship

By | 2017-08-26T12:18:58-04:00 August 26th, 2017|News|

U.S. President calls Egyptian counterpart, says he's keen on developing the relationship between their countries. By Elad Benari  – Arutz Sheva U.S. President Donald Trump called Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi on Thursday and said he was keen on developing the relationship between their countries, and overcoming any obstacles that might affect it, Sisi's office

Iran: We can resume enrichment within five days

By | 2017-08-24T12:03:34-04:00 August 24th, 2017|News|

Ali Akbar Salehi -Reuters Iranian atomic official warns his country can resume uranium enrichment within five days if the United States tears up nuclear deal. By Elad Benari – Arutz Sheva The head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization said on Tuesday that his country can resume high-level uranium enrichment within five days if

It’s not Ramallah, it’s the USA

By | 2017-08-24T11:41:46-04:00 August 24th, 2017|News|

Leftist violence continues Leftist violence continues: Police use stun grenades against leftist protesters outside Trump event. By Guy Cohen – Arutz Sheva US police were forced to use tear gas against violent leftist protesters demonstrating outside a Phoenix, Arizona, event at which US President Donald Trump spoke. According to CNN, the event was "chaotic," with protesters

Egyptian leaders meet Kushner following U.S. aid cut

By | 2017-08-24T11:26:23-04:00 August 24th, 2017|News|

Egypt criticizes Washington for cutting some of its military aid. Foreign Minister meets Kushner after previously cancelling the meeting. By Elad Benari – Arutz Sheva Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on Wednesday met with the U.S. delegation headed by presidential adviser Jared Kushner, AFP reported, after the meeting had earlier been dropped with no explanation. Speculations arose

Mosque’s muezzin aided Temple Mount terrorists

By | 2017-08-24T11:02:11-04:00 August 24th, 2017|Islam, News|

Mosque tower in Jerusalem -Flash 90 Arab Israeli from Umm Al- Fahm suspected of helping the terrorists who committed July 14 attack. Planning took place in northern mosque. By Uzi Baruch – Arutz Sheva It has been cleared for publication that Amjad Muhammad Ahmad Jabareen, a resident of Umm al-Fahm, was detained for

Assad: Western countries must cut ties with terrorism

By | 2017-08-24T01:08:21-04:00 August 24th, 2017|News|

Syrian President says countries that want to reopen embassies in Damascus must end their support for Syrian rebels. By Ben Ariel – Arutz Sheva Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad said Sunday that countries that want to reopen embassies in Damascus or resume ties with his government must end their support for Syrian rebels. "We are not

200 ISIS terrorists killed in single airstrike

By | 2017-08-21T13:34:19-04:00 August 21st, 2017|Reports|

Russian warplanes wipe out ISIS force in Syria in massive airstrike. By David Rosenberg – Arutz Sheva More than 200 ISIS terrorists were killed in a massive airstrike in Syria, Russia defense officials claimed on Monday. Russian media outlets published the Russian Defense Ministry’s claims Monday that Russian warplanes had struck a massive column of

All Europe can bring itself to do is “pray for Barcelona”

By | 2017-08-20T17:08:11-04:00 August 20th, 2017|Op-Eds|

Pray-for-Barcelona Europe is finished, kaput - it has given up. By Giulio Meott – Arutz Sheva 13 people killed in Barcelona. There is no strategic reason to attack Spain, a poor country, nonexistent on the military and international fronts. Radical Islam simply loves killing “infidels”, especially on the Ramblas. And the intimidation works.

The Hajj and the struggle for Islamic leadership

By | 2017-08-20T16:49:54-04:00 August 20th, 2017|Op-Eds|

eid al-Adha Wednesday, August 23, 2017, is the first day of Zhu–l-Hijjat, the Muslim month in which two important events take place: The pilgrimage to Mecca, one of the most central of the five Islamic commandments, and the Holiday of the Offering, Id al-Adha, with which it comes to an end. By Dr.