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.

Iraq: ISIS ‘caliphate’ is coming to an end

By | 2017-07-02T17:35:15-04:00 July 2nd, 2017|Islam, News|

Iraq recaptures Mosul mosque, declares war against ISIS is coming to an end. By Arutz Sheva Staff  Iraq on Thursday declared that the Islamic State (ISIS) group's "caliphate" was coming to an end after it recaptured Mosul's al-Nuri mosque, AFP reported. The announcement came three years to the day ISIS announced its self-styled "caliphate", encompassing swathes of territory its

Hamas: Fatah works with Israel, Egypt to place us under siege

By | 2017-07-02T12:15:02-04:00 July 2nd, 2017|News|

Fatah Hamas prevents Fatah official from reaching Judea and Samaria, Fatah says Hamas is responsible for 'aiding' Israeli and Egyptian interests. By Dalit Halevi – Arutz Sheva Hamas authorities in Gaza are blaming the Palestinian Authority for working with Israel and Egypt to "keep Gaza under siege," Arab news agency Wafa said, adding that Hamas'

Prayed at Al Aqsa – and went out to murder

By | 2017-07-02T11:55:39-04:00 July 2nd, 2017|Islam, News|

Scene of attack at Damascus Gate -Yonatan Sindel-Flash 90 Police have so far arrested 4 in connection to the terror attack at Damascus Gate during which Border Policewoman Hadas Malka was murdered . By Uzi Baruch – Arutz Sheva Israel Police have so far arrested 4 suspects in connection to the terror attack

Israeli general: World is waiting for cyber-9/11 to act

By | 2017-06-30T14:11:30-04:00 June 30th, 2017|News|

Former Israeli intelligence officer accuses world governments of "sleeping" in face of threat of cyber-terrorism after latest attack. By Gary Willig – Arutz Sheva Brigadier General (res) Eli Ben Muir, a former high-ranking official in Israel’s Military Intelligence and the Chief Strategy Officer and co-founder of the cyber-security organization CyGov, slammed Western governments for failing

Arabs: Israel is Judaizing Jerusalem

By | 2017-06-30T11:45:31-04:00 June 30th, 2017|Islam, News|

Arabs claim Israel is forcing Arab residents out of Jerusalem - ignoring the fact that Jerusalem is about to losing its Jewish majority. By Dalit Halevi/Chana Roberts – Arutz Sheva Marking fifty years of the "Israeli occupation" in Jerusalem, the International Al-Quds Institution publicized a new report detailing the steps Israel has taken in order

“A History of the Palestinian People” leaves details blank

By | 2017-06-30T10:40:13-04:00 June 30th, 2017|News|

Amazon has removed the book, written by an Israeli creative publicist, from its site. Arutz Sheva Staff Amazon has removed from its site a book whose title purported to show Palestinian Arab history, culture, language and archaeological findings. Customers who bought the book "A History of the Palestinian People: From Ancient Times to the Modern

France: Car drives into barriers near mosque

By | 2017-06-30T02:04:48-04:00 June 30th, 2017|News|

Driver arrested after unsuccessfully trying to drive a car into barriers around mosque in suburban Paris. By Ben Ariel – Arutz Sheva A driver was arrested on Thursday after unsuccessfully trying to drive a car into barriers around a mosque in suburban Paris, local police said, according to The Associated Press. The police department said in

Hamas building Gaza buffer zone on Egyptian border

By | 2017-06-30T01:40:15-04:00 June 30th, 2017|News|

Hamas destroys Gazans homes within 100 meters of border to create buffer zone in bid to ease relations with Egypt. By AFP – Arutz Sheva The Hamas terrorist organization said they had begun building a new buffer zone along the southern border with Egypt on Wednesday, as the Islamist movement seeks to improve ties with

German court: Sharia police may patrol streets

By | 2017-06-30T01:21:35-04:00 June 30th, 2017|News|

Court in Germany authorizes group of self-appointed Sharia police to continue enforcing Islamic law in city of Wuppertal. By Mordechai Sones – Arutz Sheva A court in Germany has authorized a group of self-appointed Sharia police to continue enforcing Islamic law in the city of Wuppertal. The law they were cleared of vioilating outlaws uniforms

Spread of evil:ISIS slave tricked into eating own baby

By | 2017-06-29T15:40:37-04:00 June 29th, 2017|Islam, News|

CONTENT WARNING: Torture revealed by Iraqi MP speaking on Egyptian television By Mordechai Sones - Arutz Sheva  An Islamic State (ISIS) sex slave was tricked into eating her own baby, it has emerged today. The torture was revealed by an Iraqi MP speaking on Egyptian television, and translated by MEMRI. MP Vian Dakhill appeared visibly repulsed