Simplify the following text for a Grade 12 native English-speaking person.
Original: A Financial Times article from 31 May 1983 found that `` Bahrain is a polyglot ( speaking many languages ) state , both religiously and racially .
Simplified: A Financial Times article published on 31 May 1983 found that `` Bahrain is a polyglot state , both religiously and racially .