The Arab American Institute (AAI) conducted the survey two months after the white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. Only 26 per cent of the former viewed Muslims favourably, while the number rose to 58 per cent for Democrats. While most respondents (59 per cent) did not support the profiling of Arab Americans and American Muslims based on how they looked, there was a political divide in understanding of racism in the country. 75 per cent of Democrats were of the view that overt racism against Muslims had increased while only 36 per cent of Republicans agreed with that view. Only 33 per cent of American viewed Palestinans favourably, a distinctly lower number than that for Arabs or Muslims.

Source: The Express Tribune December 06, 2017 12:56 UTC