Paula Kassig of Indianapolis posted the tweet Thursday on behalf of herself and her husband , Ed , saying , `` We have tried to contact you directly to plea for the life of our only son , Abdul Rahman Kassig , and have not received any response . '' Paula Kassig asks ISIS to respond to the family 's plea for her son 's life . `` Please tell us what more we can do , '' she says via Twitter . Her son converted to Islam in captivity and took the name Abdul Rahman Kassig . He was captured by Kurdish forces last year after he tried to escape from a prison near Mosul.
Paula Kassig asks ISIS to respond to the family 's plea for her son 's life . `` Please tell us what more we can do , '' she says via Twitter . Her son converted to Islam in captivity and took the name Abdul Rahman Kassig . He was captured by Kurdish forces last year after he tried to escape from a prison near Mosul.