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Sep 2020
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18- Abducted Pt.1

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In Ramadan 2018, Zahra Al Kindi received a phone call informing her that her 12-year-old son was kidnapped in Muscat, Oman.

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This episode was hosted and produced by Abdullah Al Maawali

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