When Dr. Cynthia Maung was a child, living on the outskirts of Mawlamyaing, Myanmar, her
brother died from infection after the village midwife cut his umbilical cord with sharpened …

My husband, Kyaw Min Yu, a writer and activist known across Myanmar as Ko Jimmy, would
lean down to my swollen belly, recite Buddhist mantras of love and say we're sorry for the life …

In Myanmar, Aung San Suu Kyi is often not called by her name. Instead, she is just" The
Lady", an honorific nickname that signifies her place in the collective imagination of her …

In recent years Myanmar has seen dramatic social and economic changes. Following nearly
sixty years of military rule (1962–2010), the election of the National League for Democracy …

Tamara Ho's Romancing human rights is a welcome addition to the expanding and recent
scholarship on women and gender in Burma. Ho herself offered the first gendered analysis …

The political situation in Myanmar has changed since 1 February 2021, when the military
coup has led to widespread violence, torture, and persecution of civilians. As civilians faced …

This paper imparts a general outlook on maternal health in Myanmar which is recorded to
have one of the highest maternal mortality in the Southeast Asian region. There are various …

This book is recommended reading for anyone with an interest in Burma and Burmese. In a
narrow sense the book is a biography of Daw Kin Kin E, the" twentieth century Burmese …

The Female Voice of Myanmar seeks to offer a female perspective on the history and
political evolution of Myanmar. It delves into the lives and works of four of Myanmar's …

The intersectionalities of Myanmar's patriarchic system have represented significant
challenges to the country's women, particularly its mothers. The confluence of class, ethnicity …