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.

Hamas Showcases Terror Tunnels, Rockets on Lebanese TV

By | 2014-08-22T09:53:11-04:00 August 22nd, 2014|News|

In an exclusive interview with Lebanon's Al Mayadeen TV, terrorists from Hamas's "military wing", the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, showcased one of its many terror tunnels, and explained how the group has been preparing for the next round of fighting with Israel.   Islamist terrorists showcased rockets and multiple rocket-launchers in the footage, which aired on

Abbas’s Fatah Declares a Return to Terror Against Israel

By | 2014-08-22T09:18:53-04:00 August 22nd, 2014|News|

Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah faction, often touted internationally as a "moderate" alternative to Hamas, has declared its intentions to further increase its terror attacks against Israeli citizens.   A new video released to YouTube by Fatah's "military wing," the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, declares the unity of Fatah's various military branches, and announces

Pamela Geller Opening Remarks at AFDI Rally for Israel and Persecuted Minorities Under Islamic Law

By | 2014-08-20T14:11:36-04:00 August 20th, 2014|Media|

Here is the video of Pamela Geller opening remarks at the AFDI Rally for Israel and all victims of jihad. For the first time, defenders of Israel and representatives of minorities persecuted by Islamic jihadists from around the world gathered together to stand for life and for freedom. Finally, the truth.    Our speakers provided

Pastor Matthew Singh addressing the crowd at Union Square

By | 2014-08-20T12:35:02-04:00 August 20th, 2014|Media|

The rally gave voice to the voiceless. Tens of millions of victims who face jihad terror and Islamic supremacism need to stand together.   And we did.   For the first time, defenders of Israel and representatives of minorities persecuted by Islamic jihadists from around the world gathered together to stand for life and for

Huffington Post pimps for Islamic State and Hamas, defames their victims

By | 2014-08-20T12:00:51-04:00 August 20th, 2014|News|

This sums up what we’re up against. It best illustrates the war in the information battlespace. Who is the Huffington Post working for — the Islamic State? Clearly, they’d like to see my severed head on a pole.   Look at this report. Where is the coverage of the Yazidi speaker? The Kurd leader? The

AFDI makes history in Union Square

By | 2014-08-20T11:16:34-04:00 August 20th, 2014|News|

Today (08/17/2014)was an historic day. For the first time, defenders of Israel and representatives of minorities persecuted by Islamic jihadists from around the world gathered together to stand for life and for freedom. Finally, the truth.   Thousands of people gathered in Union Square for our AFDI rally, and onlookers couldn’t have missed the difference

IS Jihadists Kill 80 Yazidis in Northern Iraq

By | 2014-08-20T10:22:11-04:00 August 20th, 2014|News|

Islamists from the Islamic State (IS) killed 80 members of Iraq's Yazidi minority in a northern village on Friday, sources told Fox News.   The Kurdish-speaking ethnic and religious group, which numbers in the hundreds of thousands in Iraq, has been persecuted in the north by IS, with at least 500 killed prior to Friday's

Nasrallah: Islamic State an ‘Existential Threat’ to the Region

By | 2014-08-20T10:02:11-04:00 August 20th, 2014|News|

Hezbollah leader Hasan Nasrallah is greatly concerned about the Islamic State (IS), formerly known as ISIS.   A day after he said in a meeting with the Lebanese Druze leader that IS is planning “on expanding toward Jordan and Saudi Arabia”, Nasrallah said in a speech on Friday that the group is an “existential threat”

Clashes in Cairo as Morsi Supporters Riot

By | 2014-08-20T09:41:10-04:00 August 20th, 2014|News|

Three people were killed in Cairo on Friday as supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi held scattered protests for a second straight day, according to AFP.   Clashes erupted at one protest between Morsi supporters and local residents. Two people were killed in the fighting and four police were wounded as they tried to

Hamas Admits Harassing, Deporting Journalists Who Filmed Rockets

By | 2014-08-17T12:57:37-04:00 August 17th, 2014|News|

In a remarkably candid interview on Lebanese TV, the head of foreign relations at Hamas's Information Ministry in Gaza explained how harassment, interrogations and deportations were used to ensure that journalists reporting from Gaza during Operation Protective Edge stuck to Hamas's official line and did not report "the Israeli narrative".   {youtube}mVjDiI1xm4U{/youtube}   Speaking to