SYRIA-DAMASCUS-TUK-TUK LADY

SYRIA-DAMASCUS-TUK-TUK LADY

(230601) -- DAMASCUS, June 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rasha Hasan drives a tuk-tuk on the street in Damascus, Syria, May 28, 2023. For Rasha Hasan, driving a tuk-tuk on Damascus streets was a way for her to make a living and support her three school-age children. The 46-year-old widow used to be a taxi driver owning a private car 12 years ago, until the civil war hit her residential neighborhood - the al-Tadamun neighborhood in Damascus and forced her family displaced. TO GO WITH "Feature: 'Tuk-tuk lady' ekes out living on Damascus streets" (Photo by Hummam Sheikh Ali/Xinhua)

Meet 1st female tuk-tuk driver in Damascus

STORY: Meet 1st female tuk-tuk driver in Damascus DATELINE: May 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:05 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Rasha Hasan working 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): RASHA HASAN, Tuk-tuk driver 3. various of Hasan returning home 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): RASHA HASAN, Tuk-tuk driver 5. various of Hasan touring on the streets 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): RASHA HASAN, Tuk-tuk driver 7. various of Hassan with her children at home STORYLINE: For Rasha Hasan, driving a tuk-tuk on the streets of Damascus was an idea she came up with to make a living and provide for her three school-age children. However, tuk-tuks are still uncommon in Syria. The 46-year-old used to drive her own car as a taxi cab at the beginning of the Syrian war 12 years ago, but when the chaos reached their area in the al-Tadamun neighborhood in Damascus, she had to leave her house. Her car got stolen and her house was set ablaze. Later, the woman changed several jobs, which weren't enough to make a living, particu