Oh no, she just changed her name. *In fact, she loved it so
much, that even though they were only married for 2 years, she
LOVED writing the name Bekheet in cursive, so she's kept it ever
since. Diane Bekheet. Anytime she gets on a plane, she has to
take off her shoes. They pull her aside and she gets "special
treatment" and they ask her a LOT of silly questions. Her
luggage gets checked extra thoroughly, including her underwear.
But, no, they were married in a civil ceremony. *His family was
behind it 1000%. He was Islamic in the same way that most people
are religious; it's a cultural thing, a heritage thing. *He
didn't care what other people's religions were; Mom and I kept
going to the Methodist church in town, which we went to simply
because it wasn't Catholic. I suspect if there was an Edgar
Cayce meetinghouse we probably would've gone there. *My
grandmother was really into Edgar Cayce, Hidden Journals of
Tesla, secrets of Atlantis, Ancient Aliens... not as a 'true
believer' but as a Sci-Fi fan. *She was a Trekkie too or, at
least a fan of the show. *She also had an unusual adoration for
engineers until she actually worked for them, but that was 40
years before I was alive enough to hear the story about it. My
grandmother got me into Doctor Who when I was 8 and I'm 43 now.
*SHE was lucky enough to watch the British import of Doctor Who
from the BEGINNING, but I caught up to her and now that she's
been dead for 15 years, I've seen Doctor Who's she hasn't.
Anyway, short answer: No, she didn't :)
