Skateistan Empowers Afghan Youth

Skateistan Empowers Afghan Youth

You may or may not know a member of the armed forces serving in Afghanistan.  You may or may not know anything at all about that country.  Sure, you know it’s in the Middle East.  So, it’s like a desert and it’s hot, right?  Women are suppressed there and have to wear...
Wadjda Is Breaking All the Rules

Wadjda Is Breaking All the Rules

Saudi Arabia is known to be one of the most difficult places on earth to be a woman.  Women there do not have the right to drive or vote.  They are not allowed to hold a job without a male relative’s permission.  They are not even allowed to go out in public without a...