'Pink taxis' challenge nation's social norms

Nisrin Akoubeh checks the oil and water before getting into her taxi and pulling into Amman's heavy traffic for another day of shuttling fellow women across the Jordanian capital.

The red-haired mother of three works a grueling 10-hour shift in her taxi - a rare occupation for a woman in this society.

"Women have been able to drive normal cars for a long time, so why shouldn't they drive taxis?" she said.