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.

The Depravity of the left

By | 2017-06-29T15:43:23-04:00 June 29th, 2017|Op-Eds|

Steve Scalise 'Both Sides' didn't shoot to kill Steve Scalise. By Jack Engelhard – Arutz Sheva Can we agree that depravity is a specialty of the left? Following every attack by Palestinian Arab terrorists against Israeli civilians, world leaders immediately jump in call for “calm” from “both sides.” For some reason, Dafna Meir

‘Muslims contributed nothing except terror’

By | 2017-06-27T14:13:10-04:00 June 27th, 2017|News|

martyrs_for_islam_muslim_brotherhood Egyptian TV host blasts Muslims following attack in London, says no one should be surprised by it. By Elad Benari – Arutz Sheva An Egyptian television host launched a scathing attack on Muslims following the recent attack outside a mosque in London. The host, Youssef Al-Husseini, asserted that no one should be surprised by

ISIS-affiliated terrorists claim Gaza rocket attack

By | 2017-06-27T13:42:53-04:00 June 27th, 2017|News|

Aknaf Bait al-Maqdis terrorist group claims rocket attack on Sha'ar Hanegev Regional Council. By Elad Benari - Arutz Sheva A Salafist terrorist group from Gaza which is linked to the Islamic State (ISIS) organization claimed Monday evening's rocket attack on southern Israel, Israeli media reported. The reports named the group as Aknaf Bait al-Maqdis. The rocket

Syrian army warns Israel of ‘repercussions’

By | 2017-06-27T11:11:40-04:00 June 27th, 2017|News|

Israel-Syria borderi -Stock Syrian army warns Israel against further airstrikes on targets on the Syrian side of the Golan Heights. By Elad Benari – Arutz Sheva The Syrian army on Sunday warned Israel against “repercussions” if it continues to launch airstrikes on targets on the Syrian side of the Golan Heights. The warning

Will the West implode or fall under barbaric invasions?

By | 2017-06-27T02:18:53-04:00 June 27th, 2017|Op-Eds|

birthrate We are witnessing the advance of the White Plague. By Giulio Meotti – Arutz Sheva Fernand Braudel, in his book “Grammaire des civilizations”, said that the West is formed by the “old Europe”, America is the “daughter of Europe” and Russia, “the other Europe”. Between 1976 and 1991, the last sixteen years

Will anyone rescue European women?

By | 2017-06-27T02:04:45-04:00 June 27th, 2017|Op-Eds|

European women Europe, long abandoned to the rule of gangs, drug dealers, and illegal migrants, is especially dangerous for its women. and politicians are too afraid of being branded racist to act. Marc Arsak – Arutz Sheva Barely a week into Emmanuel Macron’s presidency, a petition was launched to bring the daily lives of many

Iran arrests 50 suspected terrorists

By | 2017-06-27T01:25:54-04:00 June 27th, 2017|Islam, News|

Iranian authorities round up at least 50 people suspected of links to terrorist groups. By Arutz Sheva Staff Iranian authorities rounded up at least 50 people suspected of links to terrorist groups in a Western province, a prosecutor said on Sunday, according to Reuters. The arrests were announced a day after Iranian security forces said they arrested

Rouhani blasts blockade on Qatar

By | 2017-06-27T01:10:49-04:00 June 27th, 2017|Islam, News|

Iranian President says his country wants to bolster ties with Qatar, criticizes Saudi-led blockade of the emirate. By Ben Ariel – Arutz Sheva  Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday said his country wants to bolster ties with Qatar and criticized a Saudi-led blockade of the emirate. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, severed relations with