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.

Judges walk out of Egypt Brotherhood trial

By | 2013-12-11T22:36:58-04:00 December 11th, 2013|News|

The trial of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood members came to a halt on Wednesday after the three judges walked out due to disorder among the defendants.   The Muslim Brotherhood members standing trial, including Supreme Guide Mohammad Badie, reportedly disrupted the proceedings by chanting slogans against the judiciary.   It is the second time the trial

Reversing Morsi’s dangerous path gives Copts hope for Mubarak era “peace” – Not good enough

By | 2013-12-10T19:55:42-04:00 December 10th, 2013|Reports|

Ashraf Ramelah’s Report for Voice of the Copts 12/10/2013   Fact: Former Egyptian President Morsi linked his jihadist ambitions for Egypt to Al Qaeda’s.    Fact: Former Egyptian President Morsi’s goal for Egypt was to subvert it to Caliphate leadership.   Fact: The task of post-Morsi rule is to expunge terrorist buildup and Islamic supremacy.   

Muslim Brotherhood Leader Appears in Court

By | 2013-12-10T18:00:13-04:00 December 10th, 2013|News|

The Muslim Brotherhood's supreme guide turned on his accusers on Monday, when he appeared in court for the first time since he was arrested following the army's overthrow of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi, reports Reuters.   "Why aren't you investigating the killing of my son, and the burning of my house and the group's offices?"

Muslim Bloc Calls for Palestinian State, Slams ‘Occupation’

By | 2013-12-10T17:49:06-04:00 December 10th, 2013|News|

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Monday called on the international community to support an independent Palestinian state, as it opened a conference also focusing on the crises in Syria and Mali, reported AFP.   Outgoing chairman Mahmoud Ali Youssouf described the issue of the Palestinian state as the "central question" for the world's

Hamas Announces Renewed Ties with Iran

By | 2013-12-10T17:09:02-04:00 December 10th, 2013|News|

Hamas has "resumed" relations with Iran after a temporary falling out over the Syrian conflict, according to AFP.   "Relations between Hamas and Iran have resumed," senior official Mahmud al-Zahar told reporters at a Monday news conference in Gaza.    Ties had been "affected by the Syria situation, and Hamas has withdrawn from Syria so

PA Rejects Prisoner Release Delay, Warns of ‘Total Failure’

By | 2013-12-10T16:01:42-04:00 December 10th, 2013|News|

In response to reports that US Secretary of State John Kerry will delay the third batch of terrorist releases by a month, a spokesperson of Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas declared Monday that the PA will not agree to the delay, reports Kol Yisrael government radio.   Issa Karaka, PA Minister of Prisoner Affairs,

Egypt sets constitution vote ‘for January’

By | 2013-12-10T15:30:43-04:00 December 10th, 2013|News|

A referendum on Egypt’s much-debated constitution will be held in the middle of January, a government minister said on Monday.   The nationwide vote will be held two days, Hany Mahmoud, minister of administrative development, said in an interview with Egyptian TV channel CBC.   When asked about a date for the referendum, Mahmoud said:

Egypt detains Coptic Christian reporter

By | 2013-12-08T22:07:46-04:00 December 8th, 2013|Islam|

An Egyptian prosecutor on Friday ordered the detention for two weeks of a Coptic Christian activist and journalist arrested on suspicion of inciting religious strife, state media reported.   Bishoy Armia, a convert to Christianity, made headlines in 2008 when he lobbied to have his religion changed from Islam on his national identification card.  

Statue of Pharaoh Tutankhamun’s sister recovered

By | 2013-12-08T20:16:05-04:00 December 8th, 2013|Archeology and History|

Egypt said Sunday it has recovered a statue of pharaoh Tutankhamun's sister looted from the southern Mallawi museum during riots by supporters of ousted president Mohamed Mursi.   The 32 centimeter (12.6 inches) limestone statue of Ankhesamon, sister of the famous boy king and daughter of pharaoh Akhenaten, who ruled around 1,500 BC, was stolen

Saudi Grand Mufti labels gender mixing a ‘crime’

By | 2013-12-08T20:03:55-04:00 December 8th, 2013|Islam|

Gender mixing is a “heinous crime” which endangers women and society, warned Saudi Arabia’s Grand Mufti on Friday, according to local media reports.   In a sermon during Friday prayers, Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah al-Sheikh said women who call for gender mixing “want to corrupt their morals,” according to the Saudi newspaper al-Eqtisadiah.