Rabat, April 17 -- MP Amina Maelainine, whom Morocco's ruling Justice and Development Party (PJD) recently punished for her association with a "scandalous" clothing choice, has said she will not be silenced by insincere criticism.

Faced with criticism of hypocrisy from a number of Moroccans after pictures emerged in December of Maelainine walking unveiled while in Paris , PJD's leadership lambasted the MP, who wears a veil while in Morocco.

On Saturday, April 13, the party finally decided to punish Maelainine, also a PJD member, by removing her from her position as seventh vice-president in the House of Representatives.

Maelainine, however, did not wait long to respond to what she perceives as an organized campaign against her personal...