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.

‘Repeating a lie does not suspend reality’

By | 2017-07-04T18:35:00-04:00 July 4th, 2017|News|

Jerusalemi - Stock "Repeated mistakes made by UNESCO do not change Jewish connection to Jerusalem or reality on ground.' By Mordechai Sones – Arutz Sheva Education Minister Naftali Bennett responded to today's UNESCO vote condemning Jewish presence in Jerusalem's Old City: "The repeated mistakes made by UNESCO do not change the Jewish connection

North Korea launches ballistic missile

By | 2017-07-04T13:54:07-04:00 July 4th, 2017|News|

missile-launch-nk North Korea launched projectile into the sea off its east coast. By Elad Benari – Arutz Sheva  North Korea launched an unidentified projectile into the sea off its east coast on Tuesday (local time), South Korea's military said, according to Reuters. The projectile, which the South Korean military also described as a ballistic

Qatar responds to Gulf states’ demands

By | 2017-07-04T13:31:03-04:00 July 4th, 2017|News|

Qatar responds to list of demands from countries that severed ties with it. By Ben Ariel – Arutz Sheva Qatar on Monday responded to a list of demands from Saudi Arabia and its allies, a day after they agreed to give it another 48 hours to address their grievances, AFP reports. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and

Report: Hamas’s most wanted terrorist is in Beirut

By | 2017-07-04T12:24:08-04:00 July 4th, 2017|Reports|

Senior Hamas terrorist Salah Al-Arouri is reportedly living in Hezbollah's stronghold in Beirut. By Elad Benari – Arutz Sheva Senior Hamas terrorist Salah Al-Arouri and other senior members of Hamas are living in Lebanon under the auspices of Hezbollah, Channel 2 News reported on Monday. Arouri, who is considered the most wanted Hamas terrorist, is responsible for directing terrorist

Hamas delegation visits Egypt

By | 2017-07-03T11:33:13-04:00 July 3rd, 2017|News|

Hamas delegation Hamas trying to improve relations with the Egyptian government in an attempt to ease the restrictions on Gaza. By Dalit Halevi – Arutz Sheva A delegation of senior Hamas officials left for Egypt on Sunday as Hamas continues its contacts with the Egyptian government regarding bilateral relations, as well as the

Eight wounded in shooting outside France mosque

By | 2017-07-03T00:56:14-04:00 July 3rd, 2017|Islam, News|

Eight people wounded as gunmen open fire outside a mosque in Provence. Motive believed to be criminal. By Elad Benari  - Arutz Sheva Eight people were wounded on Sunday night after gunmen reportedly opened fire outside a mosque in southeast France, The Telegraph reported. Worshippers were leaving the Arrahma mosque in Avignon, Provence, at about 10.30 p.m.

Saudi Arabia and four allies extend deadline for Qatar

By | 2017-07-03T00:38:09-04:00 July 3rd, 2017|News|

Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain and Egypt give Qatar 48 more hours to comply with their demands. By Elad Benari – Arutz Sheva Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt on Sunday night agreed to a request by Kuwait to extend by 48 hours Sunday's deadline for Qatar to comply with their demands, Reuters reported. Without

IDF strikes Syrian army post

By | 2017-07-02T18:08:32-04:00 July 2nd, 2017|News|

Israeli aircraft strike Syrian army post after latest incident of "spillover" from Syria's civil war into the Golan Heights. By Elad Benari, Canada – Arutz Sheva Israeli aircraft on Friday struck a Syrian army post hours after stray fire from Syria's civil war hit the Golan Heights. "In response to the projectile launched earlier today at

UN calls on Syrian troops to withdraw from Israel border

By | 2017-07-02T17:53:58-04:00 July 2nd, 2017|News|

Israel-Syria borderi -Stock Security Council condemns fighting in buffer zone between Syria and Israel, urges Syrian government and rebels to withdraw from the area. By Elad Benari – Arutz Sheva The UN Security Council on Thursday strongly condemned the fighting in the buffer zone between Syria and Israel, calling on the Syrian government