Chechnya: Women spearhead women-only taxi service

Updated 10 June 2019
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Chechnya: Women spearhead women-only taxi service

In the conservative Chechen republic of Russia, Fatima Dzhambulatova is one of the first drivers of a female-only taxi service. In the sparse office of Mekhkari, which means "girls" in Chechen, founder Madina Tsakaeva says she got the idea after realising she prefers to ride with female drivers, who were hard to find.