Skateistan is a nongovernmental organization providing lessons in skateboarding, environmental health, information technology, art and language in a coed setting to hundreds of urban kids in Kabul, Afghanistan. Below, a short documentary on the movement, directed by Orlando von Einsiedel.
(*Previously featured: striking images of Afghani skateboarding youth by photographer Noah Abrams.)
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Clean your skateboard griptape
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Lubricate E100 E200 E300 Razor Electric Scooter Chain Easy Way
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Make a cheap grind box
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Do skateboard carving at a skatepark
Tony Hawk:
Still the World's Best Skateboarder at Age 42
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Do a 360 frontside pop shove-it skateboarding trick
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Big spin frontside boardslide with Rob Dyrdek
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Perform a kickflip on a street skateboard
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Drop into a half pipe on a skateboard
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Make a cheap grind rail without welding
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Take apart, clean & lubricate your skateboard trucks
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Change or Replace the Battery on a Electric Razor Scooter E200
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Powerslide on your longboard
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Make the best skateboard wax
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Rethread your skateboard truck axle
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Do a hippie jump on a skateboard
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Tailwhip on a scooter
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Backside nosepick on a skateboard
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Perform basic nosespins on a casterboard
How To:
Adjust the Chain on a Razor E200 E300 Electric Scooter Easy Way
How To:
Clean your skateboard griptape
How To:
Lubricate E100 E200 E300 Razor Electric Scooter Chain Easy Way
How To:
Make a cheap grind box
How To:
Do skateboard carving at a skatepark
Tony Hawk:
Still the World's Best Skateboarder at Age 42
How To:
Big spin frontside boardslide with Rob Dyrdek
How To:
Do a 360 frontside pop shove-it skateboarding trick
How To:
Perform a kickflip on a street skateboard
How To:
Drop into a half pipe on a skateboard
How To:
Make a cheap grind rail without welding
How To:
Take apart, clean & lubricate your skateboard trucks
How To:
Change or Replace the Battery on a Electric Razor Scooter E200
How To:
Powerslide on your longboard
How To:
Make the best skateboard wax
How To:
Rethread your skateboard truck axle
How To:
Do a hippie jump on a skateboard
How To:
Tailwhip on a scooter
How To:
Backside nosepick on a skateboard
How To:
Perform basic nosespins on a casterboard
How To:
Adjust the Chain on a Razor E200 E300 Electric Scooter Easy Way
3 Comments
There used to be a time when skate boarding seemed to be a symbol of a troublemaker.
Now it's providing a sense of freedom to the youth of Afghanistan. Heartwarming.
I am so happy for the little children of Afghanistan
Skateboarding, sport of the heart!
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