Xenophobia and racism in the Middle East

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The article describes the state of race relations and racism in the Middle East. Racism is widely condemned throughout the world, with 174 states parties to the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination by April 8, 2011.^[1] In different countries, the forms that racism takes may be different for historic, cultural, religious, economic or demographic reasons.