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.

Assad: I am not a Monster

By | 2013-02-19T13:19:09-04:00 February 19th, 2013|News|

"I am not a monster, the way my enemies try to portray me," Syrian strongman Bashar al-Assad told a Jordanian delegation that met him recently, according to London-based Arab newspaper Al-Quds al-Arabi. "All those who talk about me and Syria forget that I am human, made of flesh and blood, and I have feelings. They

Bulgaria’s Foreign Minister Urges EU Action Against Hizbullah

By | 2013-02-19T12:22:31-04:00 February 19th, 2013|News|

EU Foreign Ministers on Monday heard a statement by Bulgarian Foreign Minister Nickolay Mladenov on the results of his country’s probe into the bus bombing in Burgas, which killed five Israeli tourists and a Bulgarian driver in July.   However, reported the European Jewish Press (EJP), despite the fact that the Bulgarian probe links the

Morsi to Send Security Delegation to Israel

By | 2013-02-19T12:09:33-04:00 February 19th, 2013|Reports|

For the first time since Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated President Mohammed Morsi took office, Egypt will be sending a security delegation to Israel.   Channel 10 News reported on Monday that the Egyptian delegation will discuss issues such as the situation in Gaza and other matters of mutual interest with Israeli officials. The delegation is scheduled to

Hagel ‘Doesn’t Recall’ Remark on Israel Controlling State Dept.

By | 2013-02-18T22:19:45-04:00 February 18th, 2013|News|

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said that he has accepted a new disclaimer from President Obama’s defense secretary nominee Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.) disavowing one of his many offensive statements about the state of Israel.   Graham told “Fox News Sunday” that he received a new letter from the beleaguered nominee in which Hagel claimed he “did

SNL Pulls ‘Anti-Semitic’ Parody on Hagel Hearing

By | 2013-02-18T22:05:46-04:00 February 18th, 2013|News|

NBC's flagship satirical television show, Saturday Night Live, cancelled the airing of a controversial skit lampooning the confirmation hearing of Secretary of Defense nominee Chuck Hagel, but uploaded the skit to the internet.   The skit prompted criticism from the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and from Israel advocate Mark Langfan, among others.   Foxman told The

AL JAZEERA TRIES TO WHITEWASH BLOODY RECORD

By | 2013-02-18T20:32:51-04:00 February 18th, 2013|Op-Eds|

It came to light Tuesday that terror network Al Jazeera has hired a high-powered K Street lobbying firm, DLA Piper, to whitewash its tarnished terror-enabling record among Washington lawmakers.   Al Jazeera clearly believes that politicians are utterly corrupt and can be bought off – hence its hiring of this lobbying firm. And DLA Piper

Egypt pound will not collapse – presidential aide

By | 2013-02-18T18:12:10-04:00 February 18th, 2013|Press Releases|

The Egyptian pound will not collapse and its incremental depreciation has stabilized, a senior aide to Islamist President Mohamed Mursi said on Sunday. Essam Haddad, Mursi’s deputy chief of staff and foreign policy adviser, told Reuters in an interview that he did not expect the pound to fall further after it lost more than 8

60 Arrested in Egypt Anti-Morsi Clashes

By | 2013-02-18T16:58:07-04:00 February 18th, 2013|News|

Egypt's interior ministry announced Saturday that police arrested 60 people across the country during violent protests the night before targeting government and police buildings.   In Cairo, police arrested 30 people in clashes outside the presidential palace, the ministry said in a statement, according to AFP.   Opposition activists have organized nearly weekly protests every

PA: Keep Jerusalem Runners Away from Mosque

By | 2013-02-18T16:17:33-04:00 February 18th, 2013|News|

With the Jerusalem Marathon set to take place March 1, the Palestinian Authority is warning Israel not to use the race to “Judaize” the city, presenting it as a “unified capital of Israel,” said the chairman of the PLO's action committee, Ahmed Qureia. Qureia is also the head of the “Al-Aqsa Department” in the PA,