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> [I am not proud of the King of Bahrain, in whose name people have been killed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zainab-al-khawaja/i-am-not-proud-of-the-king-of-bahrain-in-whose-name-people-have-been/)

[Zainab al-Khawaja](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zainab-al-khawaja/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/960/zainab-al-khawaja-44067_bahrain_i-am-not-proud-of-the-king-of-bahrain-in_81762.jpg)

> [The people in the West are supposed to believe that Bahrain is a country whose people live a life of peace, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zainab-al-khawaja/the-people-in-the-west-are-supposed-to-believe-that-bahrain-is-a/)

[Zainab al-Khawaja](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zainab-al-khawaja/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b2d/zainab-al-khawaja-44067_believe_the-people-in-the-west-are-supposed-to-b_1309755.jpg)

> [I want self-determination. If that means having a constitutional monarchy as the first step, fine. But, in the end, people in Bahrain…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zainab-al-khawaja/i-want-self-determination-if-that-means-having-a-constitutional/)

[Zainab al-Khawaja](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zainab-al-khawaja/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c63/zainab-al-khawaja-44067_constitutional-monar_i-want-self-determination-if-that-means_2009434.jpg)

## Other authors on Bahrain

- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-billy-higgins-18145.jpg) Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa 13 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bahrain/hamad-bin-isa-al-khalifa/)

## More by Zainab al-Khawaja

> [I am not proud of the King of Bahrain, in whose name people have been killed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zainab-al-khawaja/i-am-not-proud-of-the-king-of-bahrain-in-whose-name-people-have-been/)

[Zainab al-Khawaja](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zainab-al-khawaja/)

> [A dialogue sounds like a great idea, but we don't think the government actually wants one. The royal family lied in 2011 when they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zainab-al-khawaja/a-dialogue-sounds-like-a-great-idea-but-we-don-t-think-the-government/)

[Zainab al-Khawaja](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zainab-al-khawaja/)

> [I am Shiite and proud of it. But the green bracelet I am wearing on my right arm, and which identifies me as a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zainab-al-khawaja/i-am-shiite-and-proud-of-it-but-the-green-bracelet-i-am-wearing-on-my/)

[Zainab al-Khawaja](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zainab-al-khawaja/)

> [If someone is calling for democracy, he is calling for an end of a dictatorship and if this is the will of the people,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zainab-al-khawaja/if-someone-is-calling-for-democracy-he-is-calling-for-an-end-of-a/)

[Zainab al-Khawaja](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zainab-al-khawaja/)

> [The people in the West are supposed to believe that Bahrain is a country whose people live a life of peace, but we suffer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zainab-al-khawaja/the-people-in-the-west-are-supposed-to-believe-that-bahrain-is-a/)

[Zainab al-Khawaja](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zainab-al-khawaja/)

> [The government is not doing anything to help the country to heal. The government is just making cosmetic changes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zainab-al-khawaja/the-government-is-not-doing-anything-to-help-the-country-to-heal-the/)

[Zainab al-Khawaja](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zainab-al-khawaja/)

> [We don't want peace over freedom. We will choose freedom over peace. We will go on with our fight for self-determination and democracy. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zainab-al-khawaja/we-don-t-want-peace-over-freedom-we-will-choose-freedom-over-peace-we/)

[Zainab al-Khawaja](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zainab-al-khawaja/)

> [I want self-determination. If that means having a constitutional monarchy as the first step, fine. But, in the end, people in Bahrain should have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zainab-al-khawaja/i-want-self-determination-if-that-means-having-a-constitutional/)

[Zainab al-Khawaja](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zainab-al-khawaja/)

> [We will not keep silent, even if the Formula One is taking place. We will protest for human rights and freedom.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zainab-al-khawaja/we-will-not-keep-silent-even-if-the-formula-one-is-taking-place-we/)

[Zainab al-Khawaja](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zainab-al-khawaja/)

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