Learn About Afghanistan's First Skateboarding School with Skateistan's New Book

"Skateistan: The Tale of Skateboarding in Afghanistan" shares the strange and beautiful intersection of traditional Afghan society and a new generation of Afghan skateboarders and artists. It features the innovative Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) 'Skateistan', which since 2007 has taught skateboarding and creative arts to girls and boys in Kabul, Afghanistan. Full of hope, beauty, gritty honesty – and skateboards! – this is a story about Afghanistan that you won’t find anywhere else.