“I am not generous about telling people who I am and what I like to do because it's my life and it only belongs to me and my friends and family.”

“Bahrainis are better off than many other Arabs. We have a welfare state, everybody gets a salary whether they have a job or not. Electricity and food are subsidized; school and healthcare are free. And we don't differentiate between Bahrainis and foreigners. We are very proud of that.”