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.

Saudi Arabia closes Al Jazeera offices

By | 2017-06-06T14:07:07-04:00 June 6th, 2017|News|

Al Jazerrz logo Move comes after 5 Sunni Arab States cut off diplomatic relations with Qatar over its support for terrorism. By Gary Willig - Arutz Sheva Saudi Arabia announced Monday that it was closing the offices of the Arab news network Al Jazeera which operate within its borders and was in the

Police release all suspects in London Bridge attack

By | 2017-06-06T13:56:53-04:00 June 6th, 2017|News|

Scene of London Bridge attackReuters All 12 people arrested in connection with London Bridge terror attack released without charge. By Ben Ariel - Arutz Sheva All 12 of the people arrested by officers investigating the London Bridge terror attack have been released without charge, Scotland Yard said Monday night, according to The Independent.

England’s Islamic Domino Effect

By | 2017-06-05T23:57:07-04:00 June 5th, 2017|Op-Eds|

England’s Islamic Effect London’s current Mayor Sadiq Khan, a practicing Muslim. By Ron Jager - Arutz Sheva The current wave of Islamic terror in Manchester and in London only reinforces the general feeling that the excessive political correctness of recent years by the Obama Presidency, by the British Labor party, and the European

Hamas leader in Cairo to meet security officials

By | 2017-06-05T22:40:54-04:00 June 5th, 2017|News|

Senior Hamas leader Yihya Sinwar heads delegation to Cairo for talks with Egyptian security officials. By Elad Benari - Arutz Sheva Senior Hamas leader Yihya Sinwar has traveled to Cairo for talks with Egyptian security officials, a Hamas official said Sunday, according to The Associated Press. The official said Sinwar was heading a delegation to

Did police run away during London attack?

By | 2017-06-05T22:19:32-04:00 June 5th, 2017|News|

UK Police Witnesses report that civilians were forced to defend themselves by throwing chairs as police fled scene of terror attack. By Gary Willig - Arutz Sheva Unarmed civilians had to defend themselves with chairs during the terrorist attack on the London Bridge and the British capital's Borough Market Saturday night - because

Did CNN stage ‘Muslim Mothers’ protest after London attack?

By | 2017-06-05T21:53:07-04:00 June 5th, 2017|News|

CNN accused of 'fake news' after recordings show reporter directing anti-ISIS Muslim protesters near scene of London attack. By David Rosenberg - Arutz Sheva Did a major TV news outlet fake a protest to create a news story and shape the narrative on terrorism and immigration? Following Sunday night’s combination ramming and stabbing attack on

ISIS claims Melbourne terror attack

By | 2017-06-05T20:58:45-04:00 June 5th, 2017|News|

Islamic terrorist ISIS says attacker in Melbourne, Australia, was one of its soldiers. By Elad Benari -Arutz Sheva The Islamic State (ISIS) jihadist group on Monday evening claimed an attack in Melbourne, Australia. According to the SITE intelligence group, the ISIS claim came through its Amaq News Agency. The group claimed that the

Shooting and explosion in possible terror attack in Australia

By | 2017-06-05T20:33:38-04:00 June 5th, 2017|News|

Explosion, gunfire near Melbourne. Hostage taken by gunman who claims 'this is for ISIS'. By David Rosenberg -Arutz Sheva One person was killed in a suburb of Melbourne, Australia Monday afternoon and another taken hostage by a gunman who claimed he was acting on behalf of the ISIS terror group. Police say an explosion was

Twelve arrested in London raids following attacks

By | 2017-06-04T14:53:15-04:00 June 4th, 2017|News|

arrested in London Controlled explosions as UK police nab 12 suspects in raids following London Bridge attacks which left 7 dead, nearly 50 wounded. By David Rosenberg - Arutz Sheva British police raided a number of apartments in east London Sunday, following a spate of attacks in the capital that left 7 dead