NEW YORK: Despite reservations about President Trump’s policies, an overwhelming number of Muslim Americans say they are proud to be Americans, and believe that hard work generally brings success in this country.

Overall, Muslims in the US perceive a lot of discrimination against their religious group, are leery of President Donald Trump and think their fellow citizens do not see Islam as part of mainstream American society, a Pew Research Centre revealed in a poll released on Wednesday.

Indeed, nearly two-thirds of Muslim Americans say they are dissatisfied with the way things are going in the US today. And about three-quarters say President Trump is unfriendly towards Muslims in America.

Muslim opinion has undergone a stark reversal since 2011, when Barack Obama was president, at which point most Muslims thought the country was headed in the right direction and viewed the president as friendly toward them,Pew research said.

Published in Dawn, July 27th, 2017