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.

Ya’alon urges Europe: focus on security more than ‘human rights’

By | 2015-11-15T14:12:14-04:00 November 15th, 2015|News|

Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon said Sunday that European nations must reduce their focus on human rights in favor of more security to avoid a repeat of the Paris attacks that killed 129 people.   "In Europe, the balance between security and human rights has until now leaned in favor of human rights, but there is

Rally in Tel Aviv in solidarity with France

By | 2015-11-15T05:10:39-04:00 November 15th, 2015|News|

Israelis on Saturday night gathered at the Rabin Square for a solidarity rally, organized by the French embassy in Israel, following the coordinated terrorist attacks in Paris which left more than 100 people dead.   France’s Ambassador to Israel Patrick Maisonnave, Vice Prime Minister Silvan Shalom, opposition leader MK Yitzhak Herzog and former President Shimon

Israel declares war on Palestinian Red Crescent

By | 2015-11-15T04:49:21-04:00 November 15th, 2015|News|

Following reports that a Red Crescent ambulance passed by the site of Friday's deadly terrorist attack and ignored the victims as they lay dying, the Israeli government will be launching an international campaign against the organization, which in principle does not treat Jews - despite being bound to treat all casualties regardless off their identity.

ISIS Paris terrorist entered Europe as a ‘refugee’

By | 2015-11-14T18:13:47-04:00 November 14th, 2015|News|

A Syrian passport found by police at the scene of the mass shooting in a Paris concert hall belonged to an asylum seeker who registered on a Greek island in October, a Greek minister said Saturday.   "We confirm that the Syrian passport holder came through the Greek island of Leros on October 3 where

ISIS Paris attack: What do we know so far?

By | 2015-11-14T17:56:38-04:00 November 14th, 2015|News|

Following is a summary of what is known so far about Friday's attacks in Paris that left at least 128 murdered:   Islamic State claim   The Islamic State (ISIS) jihadist group has claimed responsibility for the attacks. It said "eight brothers wearing explosive belts and carrying assault rifles" conducted a "blessed attack on... Crusader

ISIS murders at least 128 in Paris

By | 2015-11-14T17:33:51-04:00 November 14th, 2015|News|

Islamic State (ISIS) jihadists on Saturday claimed a series of coordinated attacks by gunmen and suicide bombers in Paris that killed at least 128 people in scenes of carnage at a concert hall, restaurants and the national stadium.   French President Francois Hollande also blamed the Islamic extremist group for the bloodshed and called the

Intercepted ISIS calls discuss downing Russian plane

By | 2015-11-13T16:45:37-04:00 November 13th, 2015|News|

US intelligence officials intercepted calls between ISIS members in the Sinai Peninsula and their superiors in Syria, in which the terrorists bragged about downing a Russian plane, NBC reports.   The officials added that an additional message preceded the crash and stated that there would be "something big in the area," though it did not

Mashaal calls for diplomatic war alongside intifada

By | 2015-11-13T16:16:22-04:00 November 13th, 2015|News|

Hamas politburo leader Khaled Mashaal has called to establish a "Palestinian leadership united on the ground," so as to manage the current terror wave and use it to achieve an end of "the occupation and the Israeli settlement."   In a press conference with journalists from Gaza, Mashaal said the true goals of the current