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.

Muslim Brotherhood destroying ancient sites

By | 2013-08-31T14:31:51-04:00 August 31st, 2013|Media|

The list of Christian churches, schools, institutions, shops torched by the Muslim Brotherhood in the last three days {youtube}ZL4db4cpKOE{/youtube}   The following list of some of the 85 looted and burned buildings (including convents and schools) has been verified by representatives of the Christian Churches.    At least 85 Christian churches, schools, institutions, homes and

Indonesian minister calls for Miss World to be cancelled

By | 2013-08-30T10:56:37-04:00 August 30th, 2013|Islam|

    Indonesia’s religious affairs minister has called for the Miss World beauty pageant to be cancelled, as opposition in the Muslim-majority country mounts the week before the contest opens in Bali.   Suryadharma Ali said that the organizers should follow the advice of the nation’s top Islamic clerical body, which last week called for

Syrian Army Seals Damascus, Prepares ‘Martyrs’

By | 2013-08-30T10:40:07-04:00 August 30th, 2013|News|

The Syrian army is blocking off entrances to Damascus in advance of anticipated airstrikes by Western armies, Lebanese media outlets reported Thursday.   According to Al-Arabiya, quoting Syrian rebel sources, the Syrian army is also continuing to evacuate its bases in the region, and has left the Damascus international airport.   Residents of Damascus are

Iran General: ‘Syria Will Leave Israel in Flames’

By | 2013-08-30T10:18:53-04:00 August 30th, 2013|News|

Iran’s army chief of staff, General Hassan Firouzabadi, echoed the remarks of Iranian officials who have declared that “any military action against Syria will drive the Zionists to the edge of fire,” Islamic Republic News Agency  quoted.   "Any new (military) operation in the region will leave behind a lot of damage, which will be

Egyptian soldiers will no longer swear loyalty to president

By | 2013-08-28T20:40:45-04:00 August 28th, 2013|News|

  Egyptian soldiers will no longer swear loyalty directly to the president of the republic, according to a published decree, a symbolic change analysts said underlined the military's independence from any civilian control.    Officers will vow to “execute the orders of my leadership,” according to the amended oath of allegiance, that removes the phrase:

Wave of attacks kills at least 71 in Baghdad area

By | 2013-08-28T12:10:24-04:00 August 28th, 2013|News|

  At least 71 people were killed and 201 wounded in a series of bombings and other attacks across Baghdad on Wednesday, police and medical sources said, extending the worst wave of sectarian bloodshed in Iraq for at least five years.    It was not immediately clear who carried out the attacks, which appeared coordinated,

Egypt: Preacher for martyrdom caught hiding under woman’s niqab

By | 2013-08-27T15:26:41-04:00 August 27th, 2013|Op-Eds|

Sacrifices have been great in Egypt’s unrest, but Egypt’s military has made certain it is not in vain. So far the military, guided by the pro-democracy coalition, has had significant successes to chalk up to freedom efforts. In its aim to dismantle the Muslim Brotherhood, the army has arrested and jailed a number of individuals