The only woman driver at Uber in Delhi is a student from Jamia Millia Islamia, according to a report from dailyo.in. The reported pointed out that Zamarrud Parveen who grew up in Uttar Pradesh’ Bijnor has joined the company for two months now.

The hijab wearing Parveen, is also doing a BA pass course from Jamia. When asked about her future, she told the daily that one day she plans to complete her MA and teach Islamic studies, her favourite subject. “When I told my college friends about my job as a taxi driver, they didn’t believe me. Because of the way I am in college – always in a full burqa and niqab and all. They only believed me when I showed them my visiting card. But they were really happy,” she told the daily.

It was a few months ago when she moved to Delhi, along with her mother and three younger sisters (Zoya, 19 and married, Shafaq, 12 and Ufaq, 10).  The family live lives on rent in a one-room home where her father, a construction labourer has lived for 20 years, according to the report.

CAPTION: Photo of Parveen via dailyo.in

source: http://www.okhlatimes.com / Okhla Times / Home> JMI /OT Campus Reporter-JMI / OT – August 20th, 2015