Reposted by The Laser Hundreds
TIL Wahines = female in Polynesian
♥️ A group of girls who have all fled war and terror in Iran, Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan learning to surf – as a way to overcome trauma.
For the Afghan girls, it is especially poignant: under the Taliban, they would not be allowed to go to school, let alone surf
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The refugee girls from Afghanistan and Iraq who escaped the Taliban learn to surf Devon waves
YouTube video by The Mirror