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Lina Malkawi

My thoughts and experiences

Monday, December 14, 2009

Balancing mindful eating and social eating not as easy as I thought

Saturday, December 12, 2009

How I use Google as an Arabic thesaurus

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About Me

Lina Malkawi


Growing up between the US and Jordan, I've been through many trials and tribulations—intellectually, spiritually, and health-wise. I think I came out stronger and happier. This blog aims to share my ideas and experiences.

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Categories

  • health (60)
  • Islam/religion/spirituality (55)
  • weight loss (48)
  • yoga/mind-body (20)
  • evolution (18)
  • self-improvement (18)
  • Arab culture (16)
  • exercise (16)
  • Arab media (15)
  • technology (11)
  • Arabic language (10)
  • arabic poetry (3)
  • politics (2)

Blog Archive

  • ►  2010 (20)
    • ►  July (3)
      • What to do when you fall off the prayer wagon
      • Why do people get offended when God's name is dese...
      • Five percent is acceptable; I need all the help I ...
    • ►  June (3)
      • Wudu, nail polish and our perception of God and Hi...
      • Can we stop the oil leak through visualization or ...
      • There is a reason why Hirsi Ali has barely any Mus...
    • ►  May (1)
      • Islamic contribution to modern medicine: Can we do...
    • ►  April (3)
      • Kafur: A testament to Levantine racism and Egyptia...
      • Why غ is better than ج for transliterating the har...
      • Why losing weight permanently is harder than other...
    • ►  March (2)
      • Does dualism impede scientific inquiry? Is it that...
      • How can we insure that religion does not obstruct ...
    • ►  February (5)
      • We were created male and female.. that we may know...
      • Google's Autocomplete reveals a lot about cultures...
      • Really comfortable shoes are hard to find, but the...
      • To me, wearing uncomfortable shoes to look nice is...
      • Etymology of "spirit" and "breath" in Arabic goes ...
    • ►  January (3)
      • Complex diets erode dieters' resolve, but they are...
      • Walking is the best form of rest for my body
      • 90 percent of the food we eat, we gobble without t...
  • ▼  2009 (136)
    • ▼  December (2)
      • Balancing mindful eating and social eating not as ...
      • How I use Google as an Arabic thesaurus
    • ►  November (9)
      • How I use Google as an English-Arabic dictionary
      • Women who gain weight later in life have advantage...
      • Listening to something repeatedly is better than l...
      • Why my MP3 player has to have a voice recorder
      • A low-carb diet is easier to stick to and keeps yo...
      • Is it too late to optimize the Arabic keyboard?
      • Learning to relax requires constant repetitive inp...
      • Why didn't anyone tell me about this before?
      • If you don't wear hijab in public, you shouldn't w...
    • ►  October (6)
      • Chanting mantras in your native language is better...
      • Do we have the right to be fickle?
      • The Benefits of Yoga are Incremental
      • Weight-loss that depends on exercise is slow to sh...
      • Al-Jazeera Says "Ardi" Disproves Darwin's Theory o...
      • Could Angels be Symbols for the Laws of Nature?
    • ►  September (12)
      • The Internet as an Example of the Human Altruistic...
      • Do Tech Companies like Microsoft have Political Ag...
      • God does not Look at a Crooked Line? Where Did We ...
      • Religion Survives Because it is Fit for Survival; ...
      • The Calculation of Zakat Al-Fitr Needs to be Updat...
      • Counting calories helps me keep track of real weig...
      • Exercising at a young age makes it easy to lose we...
      • My local gym makes me feel like a citizen of the w...
      • Should secular Muslims be banned from celebrating ...
      • Does laughing too much kill your heart? I don't th...
      • Can you chew no-calorie gum while fasting?
      • Why is the English font larger than the Arabic on ...
    • ►  August (13)
      • What would Muhammad do?
    • ►  July (49)
    • ►  June (45)