Madeeha Hasan Odhaib

AGE: 38
OCCUPATION: Seamstress, Baghdad district councilwoman
PREVIOUS APPEARANCES ON THE TIME 100: 1

PRO: A secular Shi'ite, Odhaib is beloved in her home country, where she has spearheaded numerous humanitarian efforts, from distributing aid to the displaced to helping fellow Iraqis find work.

CON: She lives under constant threat from extremists.

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