"The State of Skate" - Skateistan in Afghanistan - PUSH

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Skateboarding in Afghanistan - The idea sounds crazy, doesn't it?
There are now over 750 skateboarders in Afghanistan - and nearly half of them are girls. How did this even happen? In a place where the female literacy rate is only 13%, where girls' access to education, let alone sports, is barely existent... The Skateistan girls are doing it all. Watch this video and learn the incredible story of skateboarding in Afghanistan.

FOR MORE INFO ON SKATEISTAN VISIT
SKATEISTAN.ORG

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