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Richard Colvin Reid, also known as the Shoe Bomber, is an Englishman who attempted to detonate explosives packed into the shoes he was wearing, while on American Airlines Flight 63 from Paris to Miami. According to his father, Reid became depressed and blamed racism for some of his problems. His father advised him to convert to Islam, telling him that Muslims were more egalitarian and they got better food in prison. An attempt was made by the South Asia bureau of Wall Street Journal to retrace the steps of "shoe bomber" Richard Reid trying to set up a meeting with Sheik Gilani, a spiritual leader. What resulted ?