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.

Italy deports three suspected Islamists

By | 2017-08-20T09:38:54-04:00 August 20th, 2017|Islam, News|

Italy deports two Moroccans and a Syrian as part of ongoing crackdown on radicalization. By Arutz Sheva Staff Italy said on Saturday it had deported two Moroccans and a Syrian on security grounds, lifting to 202 the number of potentially dangerous Islamists expelled since January 2015, AFP reported. The announcement came as security was raised in Italy after

‘The writing was on the wall, but Facebook did nothing’

By | 2017-08-20T09:20:38-04:00 August 20th, 2017|News|

facebook Anti-terror group calls to hold Facebook responsible for failure to remove pro-terror incitement. 'Time for Facebook to apologize.' By David Rosenberg – Arutz Sheva An anti-terror group which has prosecuted terrorists and supporters of terrorism in courts around the world is accusing Facebook of ignoring bigoted material and explicit calls to violence

Iraq launches ground offensive against ISIS

By | 2017-08-20T09:09:07-04:00 August 20th, 2017|News|

Iraqi forces launch offensive to retake city of Tal Afar from ISIS terrorists. By Ben Ariel – Arutz Sheva Iraqi forces on Saturday night launched a ground offensive to retake the city of Tal Afar from Islamic State (ISIS) terrorists, Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi said, according to Al-Jazeera. "You either surrender, or die", Abadi said in

Trump, Israel, Jordan and Egypt can redress the Obama-PLO debacle

By | 2017-08-19T10:11:51-04:00 August 19th, 2017|Op-Eds|

Obama Conflicting narratives paralysing previous negotiations must be replaced by Trump with a different fact-based framework underpinning any new negotiations. By David Singer – Arutz Sheva President Trump continues to ponder the way forward to end the 100 years conflict between Arabs and Jews - as negotiations between Israel and the Palestine Liberation

Spain terrorists planned bigger attack

By | 2017-08-19T09:47:10-04:00 August 19th, 2017|Islam, News|

Spain terrorists planned bigger attack Police say suspects in Spain's deadly twin terror attacks were preparing an even bigger assault but were thwarted in their plans. By Elad Benari, Canada – Arutz Sheva The suspects in Spain's deadly twin terror attacks on Thursday were preparing an even bigger assault but were thwarted in

Hezbollah condemns Barcelona attack

By | 2017-08-19T09:30:36-04:00 August 19th, 2017|Islam, News|

Hassan Nasrallah Hezbollah condemns van attack in Barcelona, says ISIS ideology is "based on hate". By Elad Benari, Canada – Arutz Sheva The Hezbollah terrorist group, which is backed by Iran, on Friday condemned the van attack in Barcelona that killed at least 13 people. Thursday’s attack was claimed by the Islamic State (ISIS) group.

Two people killed in stabbings in Finland

By | 2017-08-19T09:16:37-04:00 August 19th, 2017|Islam, News|

Two people killed and six wounded in stabbings in the city of Turku in western Finland. By Elad Benari, Canada – Arutz Sheva Two people were killed and six others wounded in stabbings in the city of Turku in western Finland on Friday, The Associated Pressreported. Police said a suspect is in custody and being treated

Barcelona attacker among those killed in Cambrils

By | 2017-08-18T22:44:08-04:00 August 18th, 2017|News|

Spanish reports confirm driver of the van that plowed into crowds in Barcelona was one of five terrorists later shot dead in Cambrils. By Elad Benari, Canada – Arutz Sheva The driver of the van that plowed into crowdsin Barcelona, killing 13 people, was one of five terrorists shot dead by police in a Catalan seaside

Suspected Barcelona terrorist identified

By | 2017-08-18T16:05:13-04:00 August 18th, 2017|News|

18-year-old Musa Oukabir, brother of man who allegedly rented vehicle for attack, arrested in connection with Barcelona massacre. By David Rosenberg – Arutz Sheva Police arrested an additional suspect wanted in connection with Thursday’s deadly terror attack in Barcelona. Investigators now say they believe they have the driver of the white Fiat van which mowed