Theideawas dreamt up byanexpatriate Indianphysicsprofessorfrom the UniversityofMarylandwho, travelling back home, foundhimselfharassedbyendlessextortion demands.
The Blind Sheikh's remarks were translated by Dr. Khan's successor as the ISOC's director: a fellow Indianexpatriate and former president of the Islamic Society of North America, Imam Muzammil Siddiqi.