Quotes by Shatha Atiya

“Hes very idealistic, very politically minded and a very motivated kid. It started as a research idea, but it became almost a dream for him.”

“He thinks girls require too much time, and he has more important things to do. He loves history.”

“Im extremely excited and anxious. I dont know who will be more anxious, me or him.”

“Hes going to lose his autonomy for a while, and his passport for sure.”

“He thinks he can be an ambassador for democracy around the world. Its admirable, but also agony for a parent.”

“He is very idealistic. He has many convictions. He is very pro-democracy, very compassionate, always helping out others, hes very driven. Those are more characteristics of Farris than adventurous. This is the first adventure hes been on.”

“A lot of things hes used to, hes not going to have for a long time.”

“He wanted to see how the people [feel] about democracy and the war in Iraq. When he heard my negative response, he decided to take things in his own hands, I guess.”

“Im exhausted. Were all exhausted. We want this to be over with.”

“When he first gets off the plane, Im going to hug him. Then Im going to collapse for a few hours, and then were going to sit down for a long discussion about the consequences.”