"The State of Skate," Skateistan in Afghanistan
RIDE Channel (theridechannel.com) Skateboarding in Afghanistan, the idea sounds crazy, doesn't it? By 2015 there were over 750 skateboarders in Afghanistan -- nearly half of them girls. How did that happen? In a place where the female literacy rate is 13%, where girls' access to education, let alone sports, is nearly nonexistent, Skateistan girls are doing it all. Here's the incredible story of skateboarding in Afghanistan. SKATEISTAN.ORG
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