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 accepts unity deal with Fatah

By | 2017-08-07T09:16:17-04:00 August 7th, 2017|Reports|

Reports say Hamas accepted a unity deal with Fatah proposed by Egyptian Al-Sisi, but Abbas refused it. By Arutz Sheva Staff The Hamas organization, which rules Gaza, has accepted a unity deal with the Palestinian Authority's (PA) Fatah party proposed by Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi, i24news reported Sunday, citing Arabic media. According to the report, PA chairman

Jordan’s King to visit Ramallah

By | 2017-08-06T17:52:50-04:00 August 6th, 2017|News|

King Abdullah and Mahmoud Abbas - Flash 90 King Abdullah to make rare official visit to Ramallah, meet Abbas. By Elad Benari – Arutz Sheva King Abdullah of Jordan is set to make a rare official visit to Ramallah next week, Yediot Aharonot reported on Thursday. The visit is expected to last several hours, and

Possible Islamist attack at Eiffel Tower

By | 2017-08-06T17:34:30-04:00 August 6th, 2017|Islam, News|

Famous Paris site evacuated after Muslim man with psychiatric history brandishes knife during celebration. By Gary Willig – Arutz Sheva Celebrations at the Eiffel Tower over the signing of a Brazilian soccer superstar were cut short after an armed man yelling "Allahu Akbar!" was subdued by police, The Sun reported. The tower was lit in blue and

‘Hamas won’t allow a desalination facility’

By | 2017-08-04T15:57:11-04:00 August 4th, 2017|News|

Gaza-i Stock Palestinian Authority, Hamas, blame each other for Gaza's humanitarian crisis. By Dalit Halevi – Arutz Sheva The Palestinian Authority Wafa news agency claimed Hamas is hindering the construction of an enormous desalination plant southwest of the central Gazan city Deir al-Balah. Gaza Central Region Governor Abdullah Abu Samahdana called on the ruling Hamas-appointed

Trade between Gaza and Egypt increasing

By | 2017-08-04T14:07:32-04:00 August 4th, 2017|News|

Gaza tunnel Senior Hamas official confirms Hamas and Egypt have reached understandings on opening of Rafah crossing. By Dalit Halevi – Arutz Sheva Ahmed Bahar, the deputy chairman of the Palestinian Arab parliament and a senior Hamas figure, confirmed on Wednesday that understandings were reached between Hamas and the Egyptian authorities regarding the

EU gives Poland, Hungary, Czechs month to reverse migrant policy

By | 2017-08-03T13:07:16-04:00 August 3rd, 2017|Islam, News|

Commends Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, and 'in particular' Sweden, for relatively high numbers of relocations. By Mordechai Sones – Arutz Sheva The European Commission has given the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Poland one month to reverse policy on participating in the EU’s migrant relocation scheme. Since several Eastern and Central European nations did not

‘Access Islam’ introduced for millions US public school children

By | 2017-08-03T12:44:29-04:00 August 3rd, 2017|Islam, News|

Virginia school assignment: 'Create poster about 5 Pillars of Islam to be displayed in classroom and around the school.’ By Mordechai Sones – Arutz Sheva A program called “Access Islam” is being introduced as an educational religious program for millions of children in public schools across America, reports Creeping Sharia. The initial phase of the program involves

Mevasseret Zion residents fed up with muezzin

By | 2017-08-02T16:10:52-04:00 August 2nd, 2017|Islam, News|

Mosque tower in Jerusalem -Flash 90 Residents of J'lem suburb claim that, since Temple Mount crisis, nearby mosques have increased the volume of their muezzin calls. By Benny Tocker – Arutz Sheva Residents of Mevasseret Zion, a suburb of Jerusalem, are complaining that, since the Temple Mount crisis, the mosques in nearby villages and

Egypt uses “fatwa” kiosks to combat terrorism or spread fundamentalism?

By | 2017-08-19T10:12:35-04:00 August 2nd, 2017|Op-Eds|

Al-Azhar-Opens-Fatwa-Kiosks-in-Cairo-Metro The Islamic kiosk program is the opposite of reform. By Dr. Ashraf Ramelah - Voice of the copts For the past two weeks in Cairo, a resistance movement has been gaining momentum against a recent transgression by Al-Azhar Institute to insert newly constructed taxpayer-funded “fatwa” (edict) kiosks into every subway stop in

Abbas holds rare meeting with Hamas officials

By | 2017-08-02T10:24:42-04:00 August 2nd, 2017|News|

Abbas PA chairman meets delegation of Hamas officials amid ongoing Hamas-Fatah feud. By Elad Benari – Arutz Sheva Palestinian Authority (PA) chairman Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday met with a delegation of Hamas officials in his offices in Ramallah, Yediot Aharonot reported. Heading the Hamas delegation was former minister Nasser al-Din al-Shaer, the report said. The