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.

New and Improved: Katyusha Rocket Threat Graphic

By | 2013-01-19T22:10:35-04:00 January 19th, 2013|Reports|

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Netanyahu Unshaken by Obama’s Criticisms

By | 2013-01-19T21:41:46-04:00 January 19th, 2013|Reports|

Sources close to Binyamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that the Prime Minister would remain solid in his policies, especially regarding Israel's determination not to return to the 1948 armistice lines, despite the comments President Barack H. Obama reputedly made. The comments, published Tuesday by The Atlantic magazine, have Obama slamming Israeli decisions to build in Judea

Moroccan Salafis condemn French war in Mali as ‘Zionist crusade’

By | 2013-01-17T23:35:55-04:00 January 17th, 2013|News|

Salafist leaders in Morocco have condemned the French military intervention in Mali, calling it a “Zionist crusade” and labelling all Muslims who participate in it “ungodly.”    “No Islamic state should provide facilities, such as the use of airspace, to non-Muslims against a Muslim state. It is forbidden by Islam,” wrote Omar Haddouchi, a well-known

34 Hostages, 15 Terrorists Dead in Rescue by Algerian Army

By | 2013-01-17T22:48:54-04:00 January 17th, 2013|News|

At least 35 hostages and 15 terrorists were reportedly killed Thursday afternoon in a rescue attempt by the Algerian army at the In Amenas gas field installation.   Troops surrounded the gas facility and helicopters bombarded the terrorists and their vehicles from the air, as they tried to move their hostages, the Mauritanian ANI news

Al Qaeda Terrorists Kill 3, Hold Americans, Others Hostage

By | 2013-01-17T22:34:59-04:00 January 17th, 2013|News|

Al Qaeda-linked terrorists are holding Americans and other foreign nationals hostage after seizing a gas field in the southern Algerian town of In Amenas.   Three people were killed in the attack.ֲֲ    Seven U.S. nationals are among the hostages, a terrorist said in a phone call to a news outlet, but the claim could

Islamist Terrorists Kidnap Foreigners in Algeria

By | 2013-01-17T22:22:15-04:00 January 17th, 2013|News|

Islamist terrorists have abducted at least two foreign nationals in eastern Algeria, according to the UK Foreign Office.    One person was killed during the attack on an oil in the town of In Amenas, according to local media reports. The installation is jointly operated by BP, Algeria’s Sonatrach state oil company, and Norway’s Statoil

Netanyahu to Obama: Only Israel Knows Its Own Best Interests

By | 2013-01-17T22:02:52-04:00 January 17th, 2013|News|

Only the people of Israel can decide who will represent their best interests, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday in remarks directed at President Barack Obama a week prior to the general election.   "I think everyone knows that the citizens of Israel are the only ones who can decide who will faithfully represent

Mother and her seven children jailed for 15 years in Egypt

By | 2013-01-17T14:25:57-04:00 January 17th, 2013|Islam|

A mother and her seven children have been jailed for 15 years for converting back to Christianity from Islam in Egypt.   Nadia Mohamed Ali was raised a Christian but converted to Islam 23 years ago when she married Mohamed Abdel-Wahhab Mustafa. Following his death, she planned to convert back to her original faith, along

Newly Released Morsi Video: Nurse Children on Hatred of Jews

By | 2013-01-17T14:00:41-04:00 January 17th, 2013|Islam|

As Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi said that virulent anti-Semitic comments which he reportedly said prior to his election were taken out of context, the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) released another video which depicts him making similar comments.   The latest video is an address delivered by Morsi, which was posted on the Internet

Egypt’s sinister proposal: A call for Jews to return

By | 2013-01-17T13:43:23-04:00 January 17th, 2013|Op-Eds|

In the wake of Egypt’s newly ratified constitution embracing Islamic religious juridical law, Dr. Essam Al Eryian, the high ranking Egyptian political figure and Vice President of the Freedom and Justice Party, initiated a generous invitation to former Egyptian Jews now living in Israel. In an interview on December 28 with Al-Ahram, the state-controlled Arabic