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’ ‘Civilian Casualties’: A Game of Numbers

By | 2014-08-13T11:00:19-04:00 August 13th, 2014|News|

A staggering amount of so-called "civilian casualties" in Gaza were probably Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorists, the New York Times admits for the first time this week, challenging the routine acceptance of casualty figures provided by the Hamas-run health ministry.   The report critically examines the data from the Palestinian Health Ministry, the official data

AFDI Rally: Support Israel and Persecuted Religious Minorities, Union Square, August 17th 4pm

By | 2014-08-11T23:29:44-04:00 August 11th, 2014|Press Releases|

Now.We must speak, stand and fight for freedom NOW. RSVP here.   No one is going to save you. YOU are going to save you. BE THERE.   On Sunday, August 17, from 3:45 to 7PM, the American Freedom Defense Initiative (AFDI) will be hosting a rally in New York City’s Union Square from 3:45

U.S. Blasts Israel for ‘Disgraceful’ Attack on UN School

By | 2014-08-11T11:38:23-04:00 August 11th, 2014|News|

Israel was once again criticized on Sunday for an attack on a United Nations school in Gaza, which the United States said was “disgraceful”.   According to the AFP news agency, in one of the most strongly-worded statements yet from Washington since the conflict began nearly a month ago, State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said

Spontaneous Pro-Israel Rally Drowns out Extremists in NY

By | 2014-08-11T02:06:06-04:00 August 11th, 2014|News|

A radical anti-Israel march through New York's "Diamond District" in central Manhattan - an area known for its large concentration of Jewish businesses - ended in abject failure late last month, after anti-Zionist demonstrators were drowned out by locals who responded with overwhelming support for Israel.   A few dozen anti-Israel protesters, including the usual

Rabbi Shot Dead While Walking to Synagogue in Miami

By | 2014-08-11T00:46:46-04:00 August 11th, 2014|News|

Police in Miami, Florida are searching for two suspects after a 60-year-old rabbi from Brooklyn, New York, was shot while making his way to a local synagogue on Saturday morning.   According to the Miami Herald, the victim, Rabbi Joseph Raksin, was confronted by two young men while walking down a street around 9:00 a.m.

PLO: US Backs Hamas in Ceasefire Talks

By | 2014-08-04T11:37:57-04:00 August 4th, 2014|News|

Senior Palestinian Authority officials have accused US Secretary of State John Kerry of favoring Hamas, according to a report by the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI), insisting that Kerry had presented his own proposal to cater to Hamas-backed Qatar and Turkey.    Speaking anonymously, a senior Palestinian official told the London-based Saudi daily Al-Sharq