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AJ Longreads

AJ Longreads

Written by: Al Jazeera
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AJ Longreads brings you the best of Al Jazeera's long-form journalism to listen to in your own time.

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  • How death and despair haunt Pakistan’s Christian minority

    How death and despair haunt Pakistan’s Christian minority
    Apr 9 2023

    Pakistan's Christians have long been marginalised and pushed into sewer cleaning work. Now, some are fighting back.

    Written by Saad Zuberi.

    Read by Laura Lockwood.
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    24 mins
  • ‘Stand-up’ for Ukraine: Coping through comedy in the face of war

    ‘Stand-up’ for Ukraine: Coping through comedy in the face of war
    Apr 2 2023

    In Berlin, comedians from Ukraine and Russia share the same stage as an outlet for their grief and anger about the war.

    Written by Verena Hoelzl.

    Read by Richard Martin.
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    17 mins
  • 'Dance like there is no tomorrow': Ukraine's wartime music scene

    'Dance like there is no tomorrow': Ukraine's wartime music scene
    Mar 26 2023

    How a flourishing underground subculture is providing a welcome escape from the realities of war.

    Written by Nils Adler.


    Read by Xzavian Wrushen.
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    14 mins
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