Tired of catcalls? Pink Taxi promises to drive women around Cairo peacefully

By Milena Veselinovic, for CNN

Updated 1043 GMT (1843 HKT) April 7, 2016

Pink Taxi is a Cairo car service with female-only drivers and passengers.
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Pink Taxi is a Cairo car service with female-only drivers and passengers.
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It was started by entrepreneur Reem Fawzy, pictured here, who says that she wanted to created a safe way for women to travel in the Egyptian capital. More than 99% women in Egypt have reported sexual harassment, which often happens in cabs.
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It was started by entrepreneur Reem Fawzy, pictured here, who says that she wanted to created a safe way for women to travel in the Egyptian capital. More than 99% women in Egypt have reported sexual harassment, which often happens in cabs.
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Pink Taxi drivers speak English and hold a university degree.
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Pink Taxi drivers speak English and hold a university degree.
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Pink Taxi has, however, drawn criticism from gender rights activists who say that segregating women isn't the solution to Egypt's sexual harassment problem.