Born in Aleppo, Syria in 1945, Photographer Mohamad Al Roumi creates work that offers an increasingly rare glimpse into this country before it became ravaged by war. … Read more.   Photo credit: Abu Daama 1998 | © Mohamad Al Roumi

By what means would you be willing to travel? Would the answer change if you were traveling for something you believe in? In the case of those behind Civil March for Aleppo, walking many thousands of kilometers for a cause is well worth it, and peace activists have already embarked on a journey of solidarity, going by foot from Berlin’s Tempelhof Airport to war-ravaged Aleppo in Syria…. Read more.   Photo Credit: Courtesy of Civil March for Aleppo 

No doubt, just about everyone around the globe has heard about the senseless attack that occurred at a Christmas Market in Berlin on December 19th, a place that Germans regard with a level of nostalgic sanctity…. Read more.   Photo Credit: © EuroBill/WikiCommons

Anyone who has even the vaguest historical knowledge of Europe can probably tell you that Germany has had a detrimentally problematic relationship with ethnic cleansing and racial superiority in its not-so-distant past…. Read more.   Photo Credit: © Joshua Veitch-Michaelis/WikiCommons

Due to the fact that the GDR largely arose out of a vision to resist the destructive materialism ushered in by modern capitalism following World War II, those living in East Germany did not have access to many popular commercial products…. Read more.   Photo Credit: © Post of the Soviet Union, designer A. Kalashnikov / Почта СССР, художник А. Калашников/WikiCommons  

The Wall that once divided a city has since become one of its most intriguing attractions, drawing millions of tourists from around the world each year…. Read more.    Photo Credit: © Daniel Antal/Flickr

Due to various elements of its recent history, Berlin truly is a city like no other. Largely because of its post-war destruction, and both the rise and fall of the Berlin Wall, it has long been a breeding ground for countercultural movements of many kinds…. Read more.     Photo Credit: © Paul David Doherty (User:PDD)/WikiCommons