Posted in Culture, tagged alcohol, Culture, fasting, Food, health, Muslim, Ramadan, religion, Switzerland on August 8, 2013| Leave a Comment »
The end of Ramadan means the end to a month of fasting for Muslims everywhere. For the swissinfo.ch podcast, a Tunesian coworker told me what it was like to observe Ramadan in Switzerland.
Meanwhile, it seems that the Swiss are consuming less alcohol. I asked some federal experts to weigh in on some possible reasons for this.
Click here to listen to A measured drop in sipping.
For more details on the alcohol story, click here to read Swiss alcohol consumption declines.
Posted in Culture, tagged Apps, art, audio guides, Culture, design, entertainment, iPod, Lucerne, museums, Switzerland, technology, tourism on October 22, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Scanning for knowledge at the Museum of History in Lucerne
With competition from social media and other online diversions, cultural attractions like museums must find innovative ways to keep the public’s attention. Swiss institutions are experimenting with new technology and special events.
“Swiss museums are trying to become more interactive – it’s only just starting,” notes Brigitte Schaffner. The course administrator for Basel University’s art management programme explains that local cultural institutions are, in part, taking a page from the book of their United States’ counterparts.
“Some museums, especially American ones, have been doing this for quite a while – using social media to let the public become a part of what happens in the museum and even part of the process of what’s exhibited,” she explains.
Click here to read the whole article at swissinfo.ch.
Posted in Travel, tagged children, Culture, Heidi, literature, marketing, Switzerland, tourism, Travel on August 5, 2012| 1 Comment »
A scene from the “Heidiland” region in Gräubunden. © Susan Vogel-Misicka
I was in Graübunden recently for an article about how Heidi, the storybook character, is used as a marketing tool in Switzerland. Beautiful scenery, including a lot of vineyards and castles!
Click here to read Swiss sweetheart generates tourism cash on swissinfo.ch.
Posted in Current affairs, Health, tagged Culture, female circumcision, FGM, health, law, Switzerland on July 15, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Amal was one of my sources for this story. She asked if we could take a photo together, so I did my best holding the smartphone at arm’s length.
A change to the Swiss penal code on female genital mutilation (FGM) came into force on July 1; it aims to prevent Swiss-based families from having their daughters circumcised, whether in Switzerland or abroad.
I did a pair of stories on this topic for swissinfo.ch; you can find them at the links below:
Law tightened on female genital mutilation
Posted in Animals, Culture, Health, tagged Animals, contraception, Culture, Easter, eggs, health, Lent, music, sex, Switzerland on April 7, 2012| Leave a Comment »
In this week’s swissinfo.ch podcast, I focused on:
– a noisy Lenten tradition
– happy laying hens
– and a man who found a way to outsmart ovulation.
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