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“The Blood Calls” to London Lewis as he searches for his birth culture in the Marshall Islands. And we investigate adoption practices in Hawaii and Arkansas.

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A mosque and a Muslim congregation are flourishing in the Marshall Islands by demonstrating Islam is a force for good in the community.

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