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Amina Maelainine
Amina Maelainine ( Arabic: أمنة ماء العينين ), is a Moroccan politician, member of the Islamist Party, Justice and Development Party (PJD), serves the Committee of Justice, Legislation, and Human rights,  and has been elected in 2016 to be the 7th Vice-President of the House of Representatives of Morocco until 2021. She is also the president of an association known as, Equality of Women, Children and Family.

Political Scandal
In early January, 2019, pictures of Amina Maelainine were released on the internet. These pictures were taken in France when she dressed in a Western manner. More controversially, her veil, more commonly known as 'Hijab' in Arabic, was not on. The picture was also taken in front of the Moulin Rouge in Paris which further increased tension in the Islamic Moroccan government. This was considered a hypocritical scene in Morocco; she went against conservative values held in the PJD party and against Islamic principles considering she is a Muslim woman.

PJD's Political Response
However, this topic was found to be very controversial as there were various debates on whether the veil was actually a religious requirement or even a PJD requirement since it is not part of the five pillars of Islam. Debates also revolved around whether this issue should be center of the government's attention since their main focus should be on democracy and justice rather than physical appearance of the member of the House of Representatives. While some leaders of the PJD party along with other critics believe that she should not have removed her veil abroad and that it is hypocritical to her own beliefs, she argues, “I cannot accept that my personality and political fights be reduced to my clothing choices,” “I think that freedom of conscience should be guaranteed for everyone.”. The former Prime Minister, Abdelilah Benkirane, also sided with Maelainine by arguing that "It's between her and God [...] She's free to wear or not to wear the hijab". The current prime minister, Saad-Eddine El Othmani, took a different direction, standing against Amina’s case by confirming, "the members of the PJD are not angels and the party does not interfere in their private life. But there are rules that should not be transgressed, on which we do not compromise, especially with regard to integrity".