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.

ISIS leader: Resist the infidels

By | 2017-10-01T09:17:27-04:00 October 1st, 2017|Islam, News|

In new audio recording, ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi calls on jihadists to resist their enemies. By Elad Benari – Arutz Sheva The Islamic State (ISIS) group on Thursday released a recording of what it says is its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, calling on jihadists under pressure in Syria and Iraq to "resist" their enemies, AFP reports.

Zarif: We can withdraw from nuclear deal if the U.S. does

By | 2017-10-01T09:07:45-04:00 October 1st, 2017|News|

Mohammad Javad Zarif -Reuters Iranian Foreign Minister says Iran may abandon the nuclear deal if the United States decides to withdraw from it. By Elad Benari – Arutz Sheva Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif declared on Thursday that Iran may abandon the nuclear deal it reached with six major powers if the

Nasrallah: Kurdish referendum an American-Israeli plot

By | 2017-10-01T08:51:42-04:00 October 1st, 2017|News|

Hassan Nasrallah Hezbollah leader claims referendum on Kurdish independence was a U.S.-Israeli plot to carve up the region. By Elad Benari – Arutz Sheva The recent referendum on Kurdish independence was a “plot” by the United States and Israel, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah claimed Saturday, according to Reuters. Nasrallah warned that that the vote marked a

U.S. air strikes kill several ISIS jihadists in Libya

By | 2017-09-30T15:33:39-04:00 September 30th, 2017|News|

Two U.S. air strikes kill several Islamic State jihadists southeast of Sirte. By Ben Ariel – Arutz Sheva Two U.S. air strikes killed several Islamic State jihadists in Libya earlier this week, the U.S. military said on Thursday, according to Reuters. In a statement, U.S. Africa Command said the strike took place 100 miles (161 km)

Iran’s Foreign Minister scolds Trump over tweet

By | 2017-09-30T15:17:42-04:00 September 30th, 2017|News|

Mohammad Javad Zarif -Reuters Mohammad Javad Zarif calls on Trump to check facts after he tweeted about an Iranian missile launch which officials said was fake. By Elad Benari – Arutz Sheva Iran’s Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, on Wednesday scolded U.S. President Donald Trump over a weekend tweet about an Iranian missile

Shurat HaDin to Interpol: Arrest top Hamas terrorist

By | 2017-09-30T11:48:43-04:00 September 30th, 2017|News|

Salah Al-Arouri -Flash 90 Human rights attorney Nitsana Darshan-Leitner urges Interpol to arrest Hamas terrorist Saleh Al-Arouri and have him stand trial. By Ben Ariel – Arutz Sheva In the wake of the Palestinian Authority (PA) being accepted to Interpol, human rights attorney Nitsana Darshan-Leitner, of the Shurat HaDin Israel Law Center, on Wednesday

PLO asks ICC to investigate ‘Israeli settlements’

By | 2017-09-30T11:17:44-04:00 September 30th, 2017|News|

Hanan Ashrawi --Issam Rimawi -Flash 90 PLO submits official request to Hague-based court to investigate “illegal Israeli settlement activity”. By Elad Benari – Arutz Sheva The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) has decided to submit an official request to the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate what it calls “illegal Israeli settlement activity”, PLO

Kurds vote 9-1 in favor of independence, despite Turkish threats

By | 2017-09-30T10:40:15-04:00 September 30th, 2017|News|

Initial results show more than 90% of Kurds in northern Iraq voted 'yes' on independence referendum. By David Rosenberg – Arutz Sheva Iraqi Kurds declared victory Tuesday night in an independence referendum held earlier this week, which supporters hope will end Iraqi sovereignty over a semi-autonomous region in the north of the country and establish