Rahma Salie, a passenger on American Airlines #11 that crashed into theNorth Tower. Rahma, a Muslim of Sri Lankan origin, was traveling with herhusband Michael (a convert to Islam) to attend a friend's wedding inCalifornia. Rahma was 7 months pregnant with their first child. According to the Independent UK (October 11, 2001), Rahma's name was initially puton an FBI watch list, because her "Muslim-sounding" name was on thepassenger manifest, and her travel patterns were similar to those of thehijackers (she was a computer consultant living in Boston). Although hername was eventually removed from the list, several of her family members werebarred from taking flights to her memorial service. Her mother, Haleema,said, "<f z-1 fa>I would like everyone to knowthat she was a Muslim, she is a Muslim and we are victims too, of this tragicincident.”