1. Fadhila Hanoosh Khalif is an unlikely candidate for public office.

2. Cellphone repairman Majid Abdul Khalif, who is so patriotic he named his son Iraq and his daughter Baghdad, is incensed he can't find a full-time job or buy a house.

3. Khalif may be an unlikely candidate. But few of the women on the ballot are striding gung ho into the spotlight.

4. Khalif is one of 131 female candidates —some are more willing than others —to include their name on the more than 500-person ballot for Anbar's provincial election, slated for Jan. 31.

5. "Local authorities, with federal support, have provided help, including healthcare support and food," said Dr Khalif Bile, WHO's representative to Pakistan.