Press Coverage
Since January 2008, Skateistan has been featured in over 80 news outlets in over 10 different countries. Below are the details of Skateistan’s coverage in the international media.
Newspapers & Websites
| Title | Link | Publication | Author | Date Published | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuable lessons from the republic of Skateistan | Read It | The Globe and Mail | Graeme Smith | Sat, Sep 27th, 2008 | Canada |
| Skateistan: World Peace Through Skating | Read It | Fuel TV | Colin Bane | Mon, Sep 22nd, 2008 | United States |
| Skateistan’ in Kabul | Read It | N-TV | Can Merey | Thu, Sep 18th, 2008 | Germany |
| Afgán deszkások, szevasztok! | Read It | HVG | Dezső András | Tue, Aug 19th, 2008 | Hungary |
| Skateistan | Read It | PLACE For Skateboard Culture | Holger von Krosigk | Sun, Aug 3rd, 2008 | Germany |
| Skating towards peace | Read It | New Statesman | Oliver Englehart | Thu, Jul 24th, 2008 | United Kingdom |
| Kabul’s kids master the flip tricks as skateboarding invades the streets | Read It | The Guardian | Declan Walsh | Sat, Jun 28th, 2008 | United Kingdom |
| Afghanistan: Skateistan | Read It | The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting | Jessica Wanke | Sun, May 18th, 2008 | United States |
| Help Build a Park in Afghanistan | Read It | Kingpin Skateboarding Europa | Unknown | Thu, May 15th, 2008 | Global |
TV & Video publications
| Title | Link | Broadcaster | Date Published | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Skate to Kabul" | Watch it | Telebasel | Tue, Jun 29th, 2010 | Switzerland |
| Skateistan gives Kabul kids space to be kids | Watch it | ABC News TV | Sun, Jun 6th, 2010 | Australia |
| Skateistan: Skate Culture in Kabul | Watch it | TIME Video | Mon, Feb 15th, 2010 | United States |
| Skateboarding in Afghanistan | Watch it | CNN | Tue, Aug 4th, 2009 | United States |
| Skateistan in Afghanistan | Watch it | Reuters | Mon, Jun 22nd, 2009 | Global |
| Tracks: Skateistan | Watch it | Arte TV | Fri, May 15th, 2009 | Germany |
| N24 Spezial: Skateistan – mit dem Skateboard durch Kabul | Watch it | SevenOne Media | Fri, Mar 20th, 2009 | Germany |
| Erste Skateboard-schule in Afghanistan | Watch it | FOCUS TV | Wed, Feb 4th, 2009 | Germany |
| Skateboarding in Afghanistan Provides a Diversion from Desolation | Watch it | The New York Times | Sun, Jan 25th, 2009 | United States |
| Titus Dittmann – der alte Mann und das Brett | Watch it | Polylog | Thu, Nov 20th, 2008 | Germany |
