Young girls in Afghanistan skate for gender equality

Someone forward you this email? No Sweat! Sign up here to get your own If you're having trouble viewing this email, click here Follow Us Young girls in Afghanistan skate for gender equality  For women in Afghanistan, riding a bicycle is a big no-no. On the spectrum of cultural taboos, it ranks between driving a car and keeping company with a man who is not a relative. “I met so many impressive woman and girls in Afghanistan,” Fulford-Dobson wrote in a press release, “[who were] passionate about being seen as strong and willing to fight for themselves, rather than as victims of circumstance.”   Steve Cave Skateboarding Expert Afganistan Girls Skate  But no one ever said anything about riding a skateboard. Frankly, so few people owned them in the country’s capital, that it was never an issue. Now, thanks to non-profit Skateistan, girls from marginalized and displaced families can learn to ride for free at the largest indoor sports arena in Afghanistan. And they become all the more badass for it. READ NOW Share Afganistan Girls Skate (cont)  To learn more about the skater girls, you can check out Jessica Fulford-Dobson’s website and her upcoming book, “Skate Girls of Kabul.” A photography exhibition of the same name is now underway at Saatchi Gallery in London. READ NOW Share MORE FROM ABOUT.COM • Here's How History Shows Spieth's 4-Shot Lead at 2015 Masters Not Safe • If your family hasn't ridden one of these resorts, you're missing out. • 25 Signs You Used to Be a Gymnast • 7 Fantasy Veterans in Trouble Because of the 2015 NFL Draft • Mount Everest: Understanding the Geology of the World's Highest Mountain • The Andres Escobar Shooting • Earthquake and Avalanche Kill Climbers on Mt. Everest in 2015 • Analyzing the Top 2015 Kentucky Derby Contenders Advertisement About Sports   |   Follow Us: You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Skateboarding newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here. If you would like to unsubscribe from all newsletters sent from About.com, please send an email to optout@about.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject line. 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 © 2014 About.com - All rights reserved