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🇮🇶A Museum revival in Mosul, Iraq 🇮🇶

When the museum was attacked a few years ago by ISIS, the world woke up stunned by this catastrophe. This museum is the witness of a rich past of forgotten civilizations. Thanks to the energy of the local population and international aid, it comes back to life from its ashes. It is with emotion that we are now the witnesses of these restorations. If you want to know more about how Mosul…

Aigues-Mortes, Salins and beyond.

Here is a great spot I discovered this past summer: Aigues-Mortes! There are 2 spots to absolutely not miss : the medieval city and the salines (Salins in french). Aigues-Mortes, is a French south town, in the Occitanie région, in the Camague, southwest of Nîmes, Its name comes from aquae mortuae, the “dead waters” of the surrounding saline delta marshland. The city was built by Louis IX (known…

#saintgermaindespres #paris

If you visit Saint-Germain des Prés area in Paris, stop by the church/abbey. It is absolutely stunning. The paintings were renovated in 2019. History The Abbey was founded in the 6th century by the son of Clovis I, Childebert I.Childebert erected to house the relic, dedicated to the Holy Cross and Saint Vincent. It was set on fire by Vikings in the ninth century and was rebuilt in 1014 and…

Adoption Measurement: The Pulse of your Product!

I wanted to share a couple of articles that I recently read about Product Adoption. This topic is something fascinating and a MUST if you work as a Product Manager. My thinking about Product Adoption evolved over the past 15 years: from a simple metric to monitor to a more complex analysis that combines quantitative and qualitative info about users/consumers. Metrics Metrics are numbers or…

Jersey City Live pictures : Mural Festival 2021

As promised, here are some of my best pictures of the first Mural Festival hosted in Jersey City on June 5, 2021. Since 2013, Jersey City became an important spot of street art… with more than 120 murals that are decorating the walls of the city over the years… Most of the murals below were in progress while walking in the street… All the artists expressed their art in front of…

Jersey City First Annual Mural festival

I wanted to provide a spotlight to the upcoming first annual Jersey City Mural festival that will be hosted on June 5 – 6, 2021. Prior to the festival, and the share of my upcoming pictures, see below 3 links, the website of the festival, a video of the Jersey City Mural Arts Program that is one of the largest public art organizations in the US and a short explanation of the story behind some of…

Some curiosity about COVID 19 vaccines comparison? and side effects? - check this post out !

Is it possible to compare the COVID 19 vaccines? I was trying to find the response to this question online… There are so many data from trials related to the different vaccines that media provide numbers around efficacy but what are they telling us? After some research online, I was able to find a great video from Vox that is providing you some info about the definition of efficacy vs vaccine…

Klimt’s Woman in Gold!

I wanted to share a post abo about the portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer (#1) from Klimt. The history behind it is fascinating. The painting: Adele Bloch-Bauer I The painting is composed of oil paint, silver and gold leaf on canvas. The portrait shows Adele Bloch-Bauer sitting on a golden throne or chair, in front of a golden starry background. Around her neck, she holds a jewelled choker that…

Here is an article about a new trending function in the Product World: Product Operations - #productmanagement #productops #productoperations

In a previous post on a personal learning and development journey, I was sharing that I attended a workshop mid december with ProduXlabs on Product Operations – Indeed, I wanted to know more about that topic and how we can apply some of the principles at my own company. What is Product Operations? If I refer to serious sources online (see at the end of post), here is a summary: “Product…

#culinary - #middleeast

Muhallebi or Mahalabia in Arabic is a kind of milk-based pudding with origins from Persia. This dessert has basic ingredients like milk, rice flour, sugar, orange blossom or rose water.  It is popular in Middle Eastern Countries and I still remember the taste of it during a visit of Haifa, Israel a couple of years ago. The legend said an Arab general who liked it so much gave its name to the…

Enjoy this new post and learn more about Diabetes! #diabetes #innovation #medicine #science

Before talking about innovation, let’s spend time on what the Diabetes is, first! I found 2 greats videos: one from CDC and another from Diabetes UK that provideyou info about the disease and its main types in less than 3 minutes. People with diabetes suffer from problems managing blood sugar levels that stem from their inability or inefficiency of their bodies to produce the glucose-regulating…

#IWD21 - International Women's day 2021!

The 2021 UN theme for International Women’s Day is “Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world”. It will highlight the impact women worldwide had as health care workers, caregivers, innovators and community organizers during the pandemic. This article about the world economic forum provides some of today’s highlights like: women still under represented in decision-making…

#cooking #purim #jewish #holiday #hamantaschen

While Jews celebrated the Holiday of Purim last week, this is the occasion to cook, and also learn from History. Cooking is also a great way to engage kids as there is always something fun to share. The Jewish Holiday of Purim celebrates the saving of the Jewish people from Haman (one of the old Persian Empire officials / vilains) and the whole story is  included in the Book of Esther. This is…

#culinary #somali - Digaag Kumbe, a somali delish!

While browsing the website bonapettit.com, I came across a Somali recipe, the Digaag Kumbe (Chicken Stew with Yogurt and Coconut). The name intrigued me so I decided to try this flavorful dish. But, as I like to know the origins of everything, I encourage you to watch Hawa Hassan giving an introduction of spice trade’s influence on food in eastern Africa (Tanzania, Zanzibar, Madagascar), as well…

#squid #octopus #cephalopod #science #intelligence

We couldn’t change the name of this site (ThinkerSquid) without having a post on the cephalopods. We selected two recent articles to understand better the brain’s of squids! The first article is from sciencealert.com that provides some information of its complexity (depicting their brain as complex as dog’s brain) The second article is from Science Daily (Source: University of Queensland) that…

#stockholm#sweden #sthlm #sverige

If you are stopping by Stockholm, Sweden, take a tour at the City Hall. We had a fantastic experience and I was not expecting this at all when we booked our tour online. The city hall can be seen from very far as this is a very tall building. It was built in 12 years with eight millions bricks. It was inaugurated in 1923. I personally prefer the indoor part and you will understand why after. All…

The art of saying “NO”!

From a young age, we have been taught to accept a lot of things from others by convenience or politeness. Then, the more we grow, the more we have to take complex decisions that can impact your personal or your work life. But, there are always some situations where we accept things by default to not damage relationships with others. Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com I wanted to post a personal…