Open Letter To President-elect Donald Trump Dear President-elect Donald Trump My name is Ashraf Ramelah, and I am an Egyptian-born Coptic Christian. I am the founder and president of Voice of the Copts, a non-profit human rights organization. Egyptian Copts, who are the largest Christian minority in the Middle East, are praying for
What can Republicans learn from Trump’s victory? The biggest lesson is that the old way of politics is dead. McCain and Romney showed that twice. Now Trump has shown how Republicans can actually win. 1. Find Your Natural Base The GOP is ashamed of its base. It doesn’t like being associated with the
At least 50,000 Islamic State (ISIS) jihadists have been killed by the American-led coalition since it began operations in Iraq and Syria in late 2014, a senior U.S. military official said Thursday, according to AFP. The operation, using planes and drones from a dozen or so members of the anti-ISIS coalition, has since
German police believe suspect in truck terror attack is of Tunisian origin but has used different identities and nationalities in the past. German police believe that the suspect in Tuesday's truck terror attack is of Tunisian origin and is armed and dangerous. Police published a wanted notice which indicated that the man had at
The Republicans will inherit a government where they control the executive office, the Senate, the House, the governorships, as well as the state legislatures. How’s that for the Obama legacy of hope and change? Although often paraphrased by countless others, in various versions, it was Alexander Pope who first suggested that
Members of the Voice of the Copts community offer sincere condolences to the Coptic families mourning today for the loss of loved ones as a result of Sunday’s (Dec 11) bombing of the Botrossia Church in Cairo that killed at least 25 people attending mass. We grieve with our brothers and sisters and pray that
Egyptian Copts in the diaspora of New York and New Jersey must decide to obey a call by Orthodox Pope Tawadros II of Egypt for a NYC rally at the UN General Assembly in support of President Al-Sisi’s speech on September 20. An official statement by the Coptic Church indicated that Bishop Beeman of Nakada
Mocking Islam or mocking the prophet of Islam spells doom. In Egypt you will be arrested, home and property confiscated, and coerced to “force emigrate” from your town. Then count on a five-year prison term. This was exactly the penalty for four Coptic Christian school boys, ages 14 through 17, and their teacher. Modernity
Not only the Twin Towers collapsed on 9/11. An entire concept collapsed with them. The entire idea of the modern nation-state, which beheads the king, confines God to the church interior and enthrones man and society instead - all collapsed like a house of cards to the call of Allah-hu-akbar emanating from the cockpit
Israel should ratify the nuclear test ban treaty within five years, the head of the UN organization established to implement the treaty told The Associated Press on Wednesday. Lassina Zerbo said he put no longer than five years as the limit “based on the positive sign that I’m seeing from Israel,” where he met
