Iranian Clerics Question Nomination of Women Ministers: Via Voice of America.

A conservative Iranian lawmaker says some senior clerics want President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to reconsider his nomination of three women for his new cabinet.

Lawmaker Mohammad Taqi Rahbar heads the clerical faction in Iran's conservative-dominated parliament.

He said it is an innovative idea to choose women as ministers, but that there are what he called "religious uncertainties" about women when it comes to management.  He says the government should consider these.
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