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Rahma Theodoridis-Salie was a passenger of American Airlines Flight 11. She died when the airplane flew into World Trade Center I. Salie was chief operating officer at Conini. She was seven months pregnant. Rahma was married to Michael Theodoridis, who also died during the attacks.
Salie was from Sri Lanken descent and was raised in Japan. Her Muslim faith was a very important part of her life. Her husband Michael converted himself to Islam, when they married in 1998. Salie became pregnant in winter 2000-2001. Tragically, the lives of Salie, Michael and their unborn child were taken from them in a event that would change history.
New York Times Portraits of Grief
Rahma Salie, of Sri Lankan descent, grew up in Japan. Michael Theodoridis, of Greek descent, grew up in Switzerland. She was a Muslim; he converted to Islam before they married in 1998. They had received some good news a few months earlier.
Ms. Salie, 28, a graduate of Wellesley College, was chief operating officer of Cinoni, and Mr. Theodoridis, 32, a graduate of Boston University, was a technology consultant in Cambridge, Mass. They lived on the outskirts of Boston and were passengers on American Airlines Flight 11 on Sept. 11, on their way to a wedding in California.
Abdullah Haydar worked for Mr. Theodoridis at I-Cube, and when they first met, he informed his boss that he needed to go to a mosque on Fridays at lunchtime. "He said, `Yeah, yeah I know,' but with a name like Michael Theodoridis, you would not necessarily expect that."
Mr. Haydar remembers that he seemed to serve as Mr. Theodoridis's conscience during Ramadan, when Muslims are supposed to fast unless they are traveling. "He'd be in Germany during Ramadan, drinking a Coke, and he'd be like, `No, no, I just got here on the flight, I'm not not fasting," Mr. Haydar said. "It was a friendly thing between us."
When Mr. Haydar last heard from him, Mr. Theodoridis told him how excited he was at the prospect of becoming a father. Ms. Salie was seven months' pregnant with their first child.
Keeping you in my prayers
Keeping you, Michael and your unborn child in my prayers
Posted by Christie Fox
Offering my condolences
Hello, my name is Joey and I am a sophomore in high school doing an assignment about the people lost during 9/11. We randomly chose our person and I chose Rahma. I wanted to offer my condolences to anyone who wishes to read this, because Rahma's life was one that was very inspiring, but also hard to learn about. I am so deeply sorry for the family and friends who had to grieve over Rahma and Michaels's death.
Sincerely,
Joey
Prayers for Rahma, Michael and their unborn child
Rahma was a patient in the Ob/Gyn office where I worked. She was extremely nice and always very pleasant. The Thursday or Friday before 9/11 she came to the office and requested a letter for permission to fly (you cannot fly after 36 weeks of pregnancy) I provided that letter for her. To this day I wish that I had not. For a long time I felt like her death was my fault. Every year I pray for her and her husband and their unborn child. I also pray for her family because I know this must have been a horrible tragedy to endure. I’ve been to the 9/11 memorial in NYC specifically to look for her and her husbands picture. RIP Michael, Rhama and Baby Theodoridis.
Posted by "SMW"
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