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.

Rebels to Hizbullah: Stop Attacking Us Or We’ll Hunt You to Hell

By | 2013-05-30T12:45:04-04:00 May 30th, 2013|News|

An official with the rebel Free Syrian Army (FSA) warned the Hizbullah terror group on Tuesday to end its involvement in the Syrian conflict and stop backing government troops.   Brigadier General Salim Idris, the current chief of Staff of the Supreme Military Council of the FSA, told Al Arabiya, “If the attacks of Hizbullah

Hizbullah Gives Hamas ‘Eviction Papers’ from Lebanon

By | 2013-05-30T11:59:57-04:00 May 30th, 2013|Reports|

The head of Hamas in Lebanon, Ali Barakha, was informed by Hizbullah that his people were no longer welcome in the country, and that Hamas members should evacuate the country immediately, Israel Radio reported Thursday. The message raised the possibility that the two Islamist groups could end up fighting each other in Lebanon, as each

French prosecutor: ‘Radical Muslim’ suspect admits to stabbing soldier

By | 2013-05-29T14:08:29-04:00 May 29th, 2013|News|

A suspect arrested Wednesday has admitted to the weekend stabbing of a French soldier in Paris and was probably acting based on his “religious ideology,” Paris prosecutor Xavier Molins tells AFP news agency.   Molins said the man, named Alexandre and who turns 22 on Thursday, had converted to Islam and was known to police

‘Blood Libels and BDS’ Exposes ‘Persistent Double Standards’

By | 2013-05-28T15:57:46-04:00 May 28th, 2013|News|

The Jerusalem-based NGO Monitor released today a report titled "Blood Libels and BDS" detailing the antisemitic rhetoric and activity of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) which will be presented to the participants of the Global Forum in Jerusalem later this week.   "A network of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) claiming to promote human rights and humanitarian agendas in

Aftermath of London Beheading

By | 2013-05-28T12:53:18-04:00 May 28th, 2013|News|

Raw footage released on Friday shows the aftermath of this week’s brutal murder in London of 25-year-old Lee Rigby.   The video shows the two terrorists who carried out the murder charging at a police car that was called to the scene, before the officers shoot them and wound them. {youtube}aE4YV-RAk_A{/youtube} There was shock and

Michigan Man Arrested Over Swastika Surge

By | 2013-05-28T12:28:27-04:00 May 28th, 2013|News|

A 58-year old man from Lansing, Michigan was arrested early Saturday in connection with several swastikas that have been found spray-painted on community grounds in recent weeks.   Undercover detectives reportedly caught a suspect using black paint spray to vandalize a sign at Old Town Temple, said Lansing police Capt. Daryl Green, according to Lansing

Chinese parents apologize after son vandalizes ancient Egyptian sculpture

By | 2013-05-27T23:05:24-04:00 May 27th, 2013|Archeology and History|

The parents of a Chinese teenager have apologized after their son vandalized an ancient Egyptian sculpture with graffiti.   “We want to apologize to the Egyptian people, and to people who have paid attention to this case across China,” his mother told local newspaper Modern Express on Saturday.   The 15-year-old tourist carved “Ding Jinhao

23 Year-Old Jew Assaulted in New York

By | 2013-05-27T22:01:12-04:00 May 27th, 2013|News|

A 23-year-old Jewish man was assaulted by unknown assailants near Long Island on Sunday night, in an incident that was caught on video by the Shomrim volunteer Jewish civilian patrol. {youtube}IVgf1mOmqmM{/youtube} The man did not require hospitalization. In the video he can be seen walking on the street when the assailants attack him from behind,

Jordanian MPs in Fistfight

By | 2013-05-27T21:38:54-04:00 May 27th, 2013|News|

Fisticuffs broke out in the Jordanian parliament's plenum session Sunday as Prime Minister Dr. Abdallah al-Nussur replied to a parliamentary query from MP Kamal al-Zrul regarding the rising price of electricity.   MP Yahia al-Saud interrupted the Prime Minister and demanded that electricity prices not be raised.   At this point, MP Muataz Abu Raman