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.

Fatah spokesperson says ‘Protocols’ are real Jewish plot

By | 2017-06-08T23:33:10-04:00 June 8th, 2017|News|

Osama al-Qawasmi Fatah Spokesperson Osama al-Qawasmi tells PA TV notorious fake document is real plot for Jewish world domination. By Gary Willig - Arutz Sheva A spokesperson for the Fatah movement, which rules the Palestinian Authority in Judea and Samaria, presented the Protocols of the Elder of Zion as an authentic document on PA television,

Muslim-Jewish Advisory Council pushes bill to curb hate crimes

By | 2017-06-08T22:56:20-04:00 June 8th, 2017|News|

The Muslim-Jewish Advisory Council urges Congress to pass legislation aimed at strengthening efforts to combat hate crimes. JTA JTA - The Muslim-Jewish Advisory Council has urged Congress to pass legislation aimed at strengthening efforts to combat hate crimes. The Protecting Affiliated Institutions Act, which has bipartisan sponsors, was introduced in both the Senate and the House on Tuesday. The

Report: Hezbollah attacks on Israeli targets in New York foiled

By | 2017-06-08T22:31:51-04:00 June 8th, 2017|Reports|

Hezbollah terrorists operating in US arrested while planning attacks on Israeli targets in New York and Panama. By David Rosenberg – Arutz Sheva Kourani and El Debek reportedly scouted out targets for Hezbollah, including the US and Israeli embassies in Panama and Israeli targets in New York. Officials say El Debek has been a member of

Hamas rejects Saudi claim that it is a terror organization

By | 2017-06-08T18:55:28-04:00 June 8th, 2017|News|

Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood blast Saudi Arabia's demand that Qatar stop sponsoring them. By Dalit Halev - Arutz Sheva Hamas on Wednesday responded to a demand by Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister, Adel Al-Jubeir, that Qatar end its support for Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood as a precondition for reconciliation with other Gulf states. A

Watch: London Bridge terrorists shot by police

By | 2017-06-08T13:25:19-04:00 June 8th, 2017|News|

New dramatic footage shows British police officers shooting London terrorists. By Arutz Sheva Staff Dramatic new footage released on Wednesday shows how the armed police officers who stopped an attack by three men in London on Saturday night came close to being stabbed themselves. The video, which surfaced on social media, shows the attackers rushing

Iran: Trump comments on attacks ‘repugnant’

By | 2017-06-08T13:10:23-04:00 June 8th, 2017|News|

Iranian Foreign Minister does not take kindly to Trump's comments suggesting that Iran brought Tehran attacks upon itself. By Tal Polon - Arutz Sheva Iran did not take kindly to US President Donald Trump’s comments yesterday which not-so-subtly condemned the terror-sponsoring country for bringing yesterday’s attacks in Tehran upon itself. 'We grieve and pray for

Iran blames Saudi Arabia for attacks in Tehran

By | 2017-06-08T01:03:21-04:00 June 8th, 2017|News|

Iranian Revolutionary Guard blames Saudi Arabia for deadly attacks on parliament and shrine in which at least 12 were killed. By Tal Polon - Arutz Sheva Iran has blamed Saudi Arabia for the deadly attacks this morning in Tehran. The Iranian Revolutionary Guard released a statement which said that Saudi Arabia was behind the attacks,

ISIS claims ongoing Tehran attack

By | 2017-06-07T11:07:24-04:00 June 7th, 2017|News|

Iranian Parliament Building in Tehran evacuated as ongoing attack continues. By Mordechai Sones - Arutz Sheva Two suicide bombings have rocked Teheran this morning (Wednesday), with 10 reported dead in the Iranian parliament in Teheran and 1 dead in a suicide bombing at the mausoleum shrine of Iranian revolutionary leader Ruhollah Khomeini. People are attempting

Kuwait calls on Qatar to exercise ‘self-restraint’

By | 2017-06-06T23:29:08-04:00 June 6th, 2017|News|

Emir of Kuwait Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah (Reuters) Kuwait's ruler aims to ease tensions between Qatar and other regional nations. By Elad Benar - Arutz Sheva Kuwait's ruler on Monday called on Qatar to exercise self-restraint in its dispute with Saudi Arabia and other regional nations, reported The Associated Press. The call from Kuwaiti

‘The Western Wall belongs only to Muslims’

By | 2017-06-06T14:46:51-04:00 June 6th, 2017|News|

Supreme Islamic Council says the entire area of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, including the Western Wall, is Muslim. By Dalit Halev - Arutz Sheva The Supreme Islamic Council in Jerusalem on Monday dismissed comments by senior Fatah official Jibril Rajoub regarding the Western Wall in Jerusalem. Rajoub spoke on Saturday to Channel 2 News, saying that