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.
[6][7][8][9] According to article 19 of the Iranian constitution:[10] "All people of Iran, whatever the ethnic group or tribe to which they belong, enjoy equal rights; and color, race, language, and the like, do not bestow any privilege".
During World War II, Rashid Ali al-Kaylani blamed British hostility toward his pro-Nazi stance on the Iraqi Jewish community.
[17][18] A May 25, 2007 article notes that in the previous seven months only 69 people from Iraq had been granted refugee status in the United States.
[33] According to the CIA, Oman's population primarily consists of Arab, Baluchi, South Asian (Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Bangladeshi), and African ethnic groups.
[36] Omanis of slave origin are sometimes referred to as "khaddam" (servant) and some are subservient to previous masters, despite legal emancipation.
Howard Gutman believes that much of Muslim hatred of Jews stems from the ongoing Arab–Israeli conflict and that peace would significantly reduce anti-semitism.
[44] Their lack of money makes them unable to return home and impacts their families as most of them rely on the worker's income.
Asian maids have been persecuted victims of racism and discrimination in the country,[45][46][47][48] foreign workers have been exploited, under- or unpaid, physically abused,[49] overworked and locked in their places of employment.
The international organisation Human Rights Watch (HRW) describes these conditions as "near-slavery" and attributes them to "deeply rooted gender, religious, and racial discrimination".
Saudi Arabian media often attacks Jews in books, news articles, at their Mosques and with what some describe as antisemitic satire.
Saudi Arabian government officials and state religious leaders often promote the idea that Jews are conspiring to take over the entire world; as proof of their claims they publish and frequently cite The Protocols of the Elders of Zion as factual.
[51][52] In recent years, racism in Turkey has increased towards Middle Eastern nationals such as Syrian refugees, Afghan, Pakistani, and African migrants.