The decision to open up Bahrain to embrace all people indiscriminately was fostered in me ever since I was a child.

I cherished the dream of a country embracing all its people.

There is no ethnic cleansing in Bahrain, no mass genocide, no policy of killing innocent people.

Any government that has a sincere desire for reform and progress should understand the benefit of objective and constructive criticism.

You cannot transpose the U.S. system on Turkey, and the Turkish system on France etc. You have to understand the people and their culture. That's leadership.

May Allah guide us to the good of the kingdom of Bahrain and its loyal people.

I care about Bahrain. Bahrain is very dear to me. I will not allow people to play around with our laws.