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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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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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  • Islam/religion/spirituality (68)
  • health (65)
  • weight loss (49)
  • yoga/mind-body (29)
  • evolution (20)
  • self-improvement (20)
  • exercise (17)
  • Arab culture (16)
  • Arab media (15)
  • technology (12)
  • Arabic language (10)
  • arabic poetry (3)
  • politics (2)

Blog Archive

  • ►  2011 (11)
    • ►  October (1)
      • Democracy is an acquired trait; Respect for tyrant...
    • ►  April (2)
      • Differences between religion and spirituality: My ...
      • How does Facebook affect our emotional well-being?...
    • ►  March (3)
      • Mindfully eating and breathing should not lead to ...
      • Zumba is a form of meditation
      • Fragrances that smell like food might make us hung...
    • ►  January (5)
      • To enhance your sense of taste, focus on your exha...
      • Study which tells people to clench their fists is ...
      • Why it's important to give complements to others a...
      • Atheists are a minority that should be accepted an...
      • Equanimity: freedom from passion, aggression, and ...
  • ►  2010 (31)
    • ►  October (1)
      • This is the best time for Islam—Muslims are pressu...
    • ►  September (3)
      • Zamzam water heals, but so does all water when you...
      • Fasting: No fight, no flight—just surrender
      • Fasting and smoking is better than not fasting at ...
    • ►  August (7)
      • I'm all for the placebo as long as it doesn't cost...
      • The Quran was not sent down to us so that we may b...
      • The new line of defense: calling evolution an unim...
      • Is it OK to pray while sitting, walking or driving...
      • Bridging evolution and religion through nondualism...
      • Envy and magic as placebo/nocebo effects
      • Music only blocks remembrance of Allah if you allo...
    • ►  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?
    • ►  October (6)
    • ►  September (12)
    • ►  August (13)
    • ►  July (49)
    • ►  June (45)