I was in Bahrain in 92-93 while in the Navy near Manama a couple of times. While I did have a good time and was able to hook up with a woman from the Philippines, it was something that one had to be extremely careful about while there. As a matter of fact I was questioned at the time when getting a room at one of the hotels downtown about 'my intentions'. At the time I would not have even considered attempting that with a local woman or couple only because of my lack of understanding of the local culture at the time. Is this something that has changed over the years?