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JOB:04-24941 Title:RP-Inside the World of Board Graphics
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In Afghanistan, a place of scant opportunity for youthful expression, a
nongovernmental organization called Skateistan is spreading the joy of
skateboarding culture to a generation of kids surrounded by war and
repression. Founded in 2007 by Australian skateboarders Oliver Percovich
and Max Henninger, along with Shams Razi and Sharna Nolan, with only
three skateboards to share among their students, Skateistan now includes
a skate park and educational facility where male and female students learn
skateboarding skills, ...