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

More at: http://theridechannel.com/ 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 VIDEO PRODUCED BY INTERSPORTNET INTERSPORTNET.COM "PUSH" is RIDE Channel s way of supporting YOUR work and getting it seen by the largest audience possible along with a PUSH from our social media network. If you filmed your friend getting hit by a cop car, created a short documentary, or you made the best homie skate video, send it to RIDE. If you re selected, you ll get a little money and your video will get a big PUSH. To submit for PUSH, go to: http://theridechannel.com/push.html SUBSCRIBE to RIDE: http://bit.ly/HZ9Dau Like RIDE on FACEBOOK: http://facebook.com/ridechannel Follow RIDE on INSTAGRAM: http://instagram.com/ridechannel Follow RIDE on TWITTER: http://twitter.com/ridechannel Check out the RIDE WEBSITE: http://theridechannel.com/