Article: IRAN: BACKLASH MOUNTS AGAINST 'FEMINIST' WOMEN MINISTERS

Sara Farhang
Inter Press Service English News Wire
09-03-2009
TEHRAN, Sep. 2, 2009 (IPS/GIN) - The Iranian Parliament will
begin voting on President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's nominations for 21
cabinet positions on Wednesday. What makes this process unique is
the inclusion of three women for ministerial posts, a fact that
Ahmadinejad also pointed to during the three-day parliamentary
debates on his nominations, which started on Aug. 30.
This is the first time that women have been proposed for cabinet
posts in the 30-year history of the Islamic Republic.
The three nominations include current conservative MP Fatemeh
Ajorloo as the minister of social welfare, Dr. Marzieh Dastjerdi
as the minister of ...

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