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.

Arabs riot on Temple Mount after metal detectors removed

By | 2017-07-27T16:06:52-04:00 July 27th, 2017|Islam, News|

56 injured as riots break out in Old City of Jerusalem shortly after Muslim worshippers return to holy site. By David Rosenberg – Arutz Sheva At least 56 people were injured in the Old City of Jerusalem Thursday, shortly after Muslim worshippers returned to the Temple Mountfollowing a nearly two-week ban by Muslim authorities on prayer

Liberalism, a decadent bubble

By | 2017-07-27T02:21:52-04:00 July 27th, 2017|Op-Eds|

Universities have lost sight of Western culture in their need to be politically correct. By Giulio Meotti – Arutz Sheva It is the oldest and most glorious university that America that has produced 75 Nobel Laureates and all the good and/or famous people that count, including Barack Obama. Since 1636, in various forms, Harvard students

Hamas celebrates in Gaza: We won the battle over Al-Aqsa

By | 2017-07-27T02:02:16-04:00 July 27th, 2017|Islam, News|

Hamas terror group claims victory due to removal of metal detectors from Temple Mount, calls for 'Day of Rage' this Friday. By Tal Polon – Arutz Sheva The Hamas terror organization held on Wednesday a march in the Gaza Strip celebrating Israel’s dismantling of the metal detectors on the Temple Mount. During the march, which

U.S. Navy fires warning shots at Iranian ship in Persian Gulf

By | 2017-07-27T01:46:28-04:00 July 27th, 2017|News|

US-Navy-ship-fires-warning-shots-at-Iranian-ship-in-Persian-Gulf U.S. Navy ship fires warning shots at Iranian ship which approached it and ignored calls to back off. By Ben Arie –Arutz Sheva A U.S. Navy ship on Tuesday fired warning shots at an Iranian ship in the Persian Gulf, two U.S. defense officials confirmed to Fox News. The American coastal patrol ship

Trump: Hezbollah a ‘menace’ to the Middle East

By | 2017-07-27T01:29:25-04:00 July 27th, 2017|News|

Trump hosts Lebanon's Prime Minister, blasts Hezbollah and warns that it is a threat to the entire region. By Elad Benar – Arutz Sheva U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday hosted Lebanon's Prime Minister Saad Hariri at the White House. In a press conference with Hariri, Trump called Hezbollah a threat to the entire Middle

Erdogan urges all Muslims to ‘visit’ and ‘protect’ Jerusalem

By | 2017-07-26T17:12:48-04:00 July 26th, 2017|Islam, News|

Turkish President: 'They are attempting to take the mosque from Muslim hands on the pretext of fighting terrorism.' By AFP– Arutz Sheva Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday urged all Muslims to “visit” and “protect” Jerusalem. "From here I make a call to all Muslims. Anyone who has the opportunity should visit Jerusalem, Al-Aqsa

‘Sever the connection between Jordan and the Temple Mount’

By | 2017-07-26T17:01:02-04:00 July 26th, 2017|News|

Middle East expert Dr. David Bukay calls to end concessions to Jordan on Mount. 'We provide them with security and get nothing in exchange.' By Benny Tocker– Arutz Sheva Middle East expert Dr. David Bukay called in an interview with Arutz Sheva to sever the connection between Jordan and the Temple Mount - and restore Israeli sovereignty over the

Arab countries add to Qatar-related blacklist

By | 2017-07-26T16:50:26-04:00 July 26th, 2017|News|

Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain add nine entities and nine individuals to blacklist over alleged links to Qatar. By Elad Benari – Arutz Sheva Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain on Monday added nine entities and nine individuals to a blacklist because of alleged links to Qatar over

Erdogan slams Israel’s ‘disregard of the law’

By | 2017-07-26T16:35:22-04:00 July 26th, 2017|Islam, News|

Recep Tayyip Erdogan -Thinkstock Turkish President accuses Israel of harming the region because of its security measures at the Temple Mount. By Elad Benari – Arutz Sheva Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday continued his verbal attacks against Israel, accusing the Jewish state was harming itself and the region because of its

Jihadists overtake Syrian city of Idlib

By | 2017-07-24T22:29:11-04:00 July 24th, 2017|Islam, News|

Jihadist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham takes over Idlib after rival rebels withdraw. By Ben Arie – Arutz Sheva Jihadists on Sunday took over the city of Idlib in Syria after rival rebels withdrew, AFP reports. The latest developments come after the jihadist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, which is dominated by a former Al-Qaeda affiliate and known as