ISIS captive, former ranger and current aid worker, Peter Kassig is a Muslim

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Kassig, 26, a former Army Ranger who served in the Iraq war and then founded a humanitarian organization to help refugees fleeing the conflict in Syria, was born Peter Kassig but adopted a Muslim name upon his conversion to Islam, which his parents said had given him comfort. He was undertaking a project for his group, Special Emergency Response and Assistance, when he was captured Oct. 1, 2013, on his way to Deir Ezzour in eastern Syria.

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