Mazin Salih Musaid al-Alawi al-Awfi was released in July 2007 and sent to Saudi Arabia.

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"We believe, like prisoners in prisons, we are entitled to receive visitors and Palestinians under Israeli occupation are also entitled to receive visitors, " said event coordinator Mazin Qumsiyeh.

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Craig Mazin, co-writer of Scary Movie 3 and a blogger behind the increasingly popular Artful Writer, is also pleasantly surprised by the kind of cautious optimism that has overtaken Hollywood.

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