Muslims around the globe remain uneasy about the US and are increasingly disenchanted with President Barack Obama, according to a poll that suggests his drive to improve relations with the Muslim world has had little impact. Even so, the US image is holding strong in many other countries and continues to be far better than it was during much of George W. Bush's presidency, according to the survey. The findings by the Pew Global Attitudes Project were the result of a poll in April and May in the US and 21 other countries by the nonpartisan Pew Research Center. The poll has been measuring the views of people around the world since 2002. Among the seven countries surveyed with substantial Muslim populations, the US was seen favorably by just 17 percent in Egypt, Turkey and Pakistan and 21 percent in Jordan. The US's positive rating was 52 percent in Lebanon, 59 percent in Indonesia and 81 percent in Nigeria, where Muslims comprise about half the population. None of those figures was an improvement from last year. The percentage of Muslims expressing confidence in Obama has also dropped since last year. Only in Nigeria and Indonesia do majorities of Muslims voice confidence in him; in Obama's worst showing, just 8 percent in Pakistan do. The survey found that majorities of the public in Turkey, Jordan, Egypt, Indonesia, Lebanon and Pakistan say the US could someday be a military threat to their country.
