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

Written by Nils Adler.


Read by Xzavian Wrushen.

How a flourishing underground subculture is providing a welcome escape from the realities of war.
Written by Nils Adler.
 Read by Xzavian Wrushen.

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

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

AJ Longreads

The best of Al Jazeera's long-form journalism to listen to in your own time.

The best of Al Jazeera's long-form journalism to listen to in your own time.

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

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.

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.

How death and despair haunt Pakistan’s Christian minority

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.

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.

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

Partners caught on different sides of the yearlong conflict reflect on how it has affected their relationships.

Written by Pearly Jacob.
Read by Emma Jones. 

Partners caught on different sides of the yearlong conflict reflect on how it has affected their relationships.
Written by Pearly Jacob. Read by Emma Jones.

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

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