ennahda describes itself as muslim democratic.its decision to support an ununveiled woman in her quest o become mayor of the country's capital city went againstt perceptionons of the pararty's islamist leanings. mayor abderrahim: there are a lot of prejudices against our party. such as we want to banish women to their homes and force them to wear veils. my message is that none of that is true. none of that appears in ennahda's election manifesto. reporter: but not everyone is convinced by these kinds of statements. lawyer fadoua braham doesn't believe that the party is as progressive as it claims to be. fadoua: it's all a facade. the ennahda party and the islamists in tunisia are very clclever. they selected a woman who doesn't wear a veil in order to show that, voila, they're now an open, progressive party. reporter: souad abderrahim says she's used to criticism. while some accuse her of masking ennahda's islamist agenda, others in more conservative camps accuse her of espousing the very opposite. this woman asks her if she's eve