Shelly: 'Hijabi Cabbie' and proud
Stacey goes for a drive with glam cabbie and mum-of-five Shelly, AKA 'Hijabi Cabbie' on social media. Shelly tells Stacey about defying convention and keeping women safe at night.
Stacey meets Shelly, self-titled as 'Hijabi Cabbie' on social media, who says she's the only female, Muslim black cab driver in Corby. As they go for a drive, glam mum-of-five Shelly explains why she wanted to move into the business, and why she's defying convention for a Bangladeshi woman and why she鈥檚 made it her mission to keep local young women safe at night.
Stacey also meets Shelly's daughter Ria, who is taking her driving test so that she can one day follow in her Mum's tyre tracks!
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Credits:
Presenter: Stacey Dooley
Producers: Blanca Mu帽oz, Francesca Bent
Executive producer: Natasha Johansson
Social videos: Maia Lowerson
This has been a Little Dooley production for 大象传媒 Radio 5 Live and 大象传媒 Sounds.
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- Mon 28 Mar 2022 00:30大象传媒 Radio 5 Live
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