Dove

Publishing Dove women magazines bi-monthly – 6 times a year, 3000 copies for publications; Local and domestic distributions- 1700 copies for Thai-Burma border-based organizations and migrant workers and refugees, 800 copies per issue inside Burma, 500 copies for Burmese communities abroad.

Dove is a women's Magazine that explores the changing role of women in society. It provides commentaries on the issues of women and gender within the Burmese society, and documents the lives of the women from Burma under the military dictatorship. According to positive responses from readers and analysis among movement members, the publication appears to be widely read both inside and outside Burma. This encourages the BWU to continue with the publication, which has recently adopted a magazine format.

Our magazine is not only distributed throughout the refugee camps and among migrant workers, but also mailed out to as many people as possible. Started in 2004, the newsletter is distributed in Rangoon, Mandalay and Tongue where most of the literature society exists. Moreover, many of the books reach to some of the rural areas as well. Some of the articles are written by famous authors protected by pseudonyms from inside Burma, writer in the movement, BWU members themselves, people who stay in abroad and the writers are mostly female and some are male.

Dove (called Kyoe Lin Pya in Burmese) dramatizes women's stories, and publicizes the particular difficulties women encounter in their day-to-day life as a result of their gender. Stories pertaining to the women’s movement around the world are included; revealing how issues such as peace and law are dealt with in different countries. In addition, Dove covers such issues as the global women's rights movement and its history, profiles of prominent women leaders in the international women's rights movement, and other issues relating to women. Through Dove, the BWU hopes to empower the women of Burma to shoulder greater responsibility to help shape their lives in a future democratic Burma.

This publication has been widely read among the people within the movement as well as in the migrant worker communities in Thailand, India and China, refugee camps and some of the rural areas in Burma and some of the big town inside Burma. The BWU has received a number of letters of appreciation from readers, and many readers hold regular discussions about the issues published in the journal. Moreover, many of the new readers also increase during this year. Men are submitting articles and more people are subscribing than ever before. Due to higher reader demand, the distribution numbers have increased from 2000 copies per issue to 3,000 in year 2005-2006. The magazine quality is getting improved and it is really becoming a real women magazine.

The Dove Magazine's working group is Daw Khin Hnin Wai, editor, Nang Kham Thi Htun, assistant editor, Zin Mar Phyo, typing, Khun Patrick Htar, layout and design, and Agga, Cartoon. Regularly, editor, assistant editor are collecting articles, selecting, editing and Dove staff is also helping by typing all the articles, which have been chosen.

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