Arab youth disapprove of Trump, see him as anti-Muslim - poll


  • World
  • Wednesday, 03 May 2017

U.S. President Donald Trump presents the U.S. Air Force Academy football team with the Commander-in-Chief trophy in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, U.S., May 2, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

DUBAI (Reuters) - A majority of young Arabs see Donald Trump's election as the factor most influencing their region in the next five years, a survey published on Wednesday showed, and they expressed concern that the U.S. president was anti-Muslim.

Trump signed an executive order in March banning citizens from six Muslim-majority nations from travelling to the United States, citing security reasons, but the action was blocked by a court.

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