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.

UN to name Yankee Stadium a Palestinian Heritage Site

By | 2017-07-10T23:59:32-04:00 July 10th, 2017|Op-Eds|

yankee-stadium You can hardly blame Abbas for going after other peoples historical treasures since the Palestinian Arabs have no history of their own…other than terrorism. By Jack Engelhard – Arutz Sheva  Well why not? If they own the Cave of the Patriarchs all bets are off and they own EVERYTHING, including Yankee Stadium,

‘Learn from Trump and stop chickening out like cowards’

By | 2017-07-10T16:02:42-04:00 July 10th, 2017|Uncategorized|

Geert Wilders excoriates European 'cowardice', praises Trump 'effective' policies. By Mordechai Sones – Arutz Sheva Dutch MP Geert Wilders last week spoke before Holland's parliament about the urgent need for Europe's leadership to shed their "cowardice". Wilders praised U.S. President Donald Trump's resolve and effectiveness, and held Trump up as an example to be emulated.

Trump accuses Comey of leaking classified information

By | 2017-07-10T15:41:44-04:00 July 10th, 2017|News|

James Comey - Reuters Former FBI director accused of mishandling classified information after report that his private memos contained top-secret info. By Gary Willig – Arutz Sheva US President Donald Trump accused former FBI Director James Comey of leaking classified information Monday. Trump's accusation came in response to a report by The Hill that more

PA satisfied with Abbas-Sisi meeting

By | 2017-07-10T15:22:56-04:00 July 10th, 2017|News|

Abbas sees Sisi Despite reports of tensions, PA chairman meets in Cairo with Egyptian President. By Dalit Halevi – Arutz Sheva Palestinian Authority (PA) chairman Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday met in Cairo with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, and PA officials were satisfied with the meeting. Azzam al-Ahmad, a member of the Fatah

Hamas sets up ‘buffer zone’ on Egyptian border

By | 2017-07-10T12:38:45-04:00 July 10th, 2017|News|

Hamas leader in Gaza tours buffer zone established at the request of Egypt. By Dalit Halevy – Arutz Sheva The leader of the Hamas movement in the Gaza Strip Yahya Al-Sinwar took a tour of a buffer zone which Hamas established along the border with Egypt. In accordance with agreements made a month ago in

ISIS defeated: Iraq retakes Mosul in largest urban battle ever

By | 2017-07-09T17:54:58-04:00 July 9th, 2017|Islam, News|

Islamic terror group suffers its greatest defeat yet, losing control of northern Iraqi city after three-year reign of terror. BY David Rosenberg – Arutz Sheva  The battle for Mosul is over, Iraq’s Prime Minister said Sunday, marking the end of the ISIS terror organization’s reign of terror in the northern Iraqi city. The Iraqi military’s

U.S. and Russia agree on Syria ceasefire

By | 2017-07-09T15:57:14-04:00 July 9th, 2017|News|

United States and Russia reach agreement on a ceasefire in southwest Syria. By Elad Benari, Canada – Arutz Sheva The United States, Russia and Jordan have reached a ceasefire and "de-escalation agreement" in southwestern Syria, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Friday, according to Reuters. The ceasefire will go into effect on Sunday, Russian

Poland and the West

By | 2017-07-09T13:12:21-04:00 July 9th, 2017|Op-Eds|

President Donald Trump arrives to deliver a speech at Krasinski Square at the Royal Castle, Thursday, July 6, 2017, in Warsaw. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) No, President Trump, the West has no will to survive. By Giulio Meotti – Arutz Sheva It was a historic trip, that of US President Donald Trump in Poland.

Qatar and the Saudis – getting ready for the next round

By | 2017-07-07T12:44:46-04:00 July 7th, 2017|Op-Eds|

qatar-saudi-arabia-standoff-powder-keg The demands have been retracted, but reconciliation is not at hand.  By Dr. Mordechai Kedar – Arutz Sheva Tensions are at an all time high between the four countries – Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, United Emrates and Egypt – and Qatar, supported by the large, powerful forces of Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Russia and

Erdogan: The demands placed on Qatar are unacceptable

By | 2017-07-07T12:09:35-04:00 July 7th, 2017|News|

Turkish President reaffirms support for Qatar, rejects demands made by the countries that cut ties with it. By Ben Ariel – Arutz Sheva   Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday reaffirmed Turkey's support for Qatar in its dispute with four other Arab states, and said their demands against Qatar were unacceptable, Reuters reported. Saudi Arabia, the