Alex Poppe

Alex Poppe , having worked in conflict zones such as Iraq, the West Bank, and Ukraine, Alex Poppe writes about fierce women rebuilding their lives in the wake of violence. Breakfast Wine, a memoir-in-essay about her near ten years in Iraq, will be published by Apprentice House Press on June 10, 2025 and is available for pre-order here. She is the author of four works of fiction: Duende by Regal House Publishing (2022), Jinwar and Other Stories by Cune Press (2022), Moxie by Tortoise Books (2019), and Girl, World by Laughing Fire Press (2017). Girl, World was named a 35 Over 35 Debut Book Award winner, First Horizon Award finalist, Montaigne Medal finalist, short-listed for the Eric Hoffer Grand Prize and was awarded an Honorable Mention in General Fiction from the Eric Hoffer Awards. Her short fiction has been a finalist for Glimmer Train’s Family Matters contest, a nominee for the Pushcart Prize and commended for the Baker Prize among others.

Donald Trump

The Evils of MAGA’s “Moral Distance” — What we Can Learn from Iraq and Sweden

Alex Poppe

(Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Sahar first told me about moral distance one May morning on a beach in Cadiz. Born in Baghdad, Sahar fled her country during the Gulf War, smuggling herself first to Syria before she made her way to Sweden, where she became a mental health counselor. I was living in […]

Feminism

Combating Honor Killings among Kurds: Is a New kind of Education Needed?

Alex Poppe

(Special to Informed Comment) – Four women were victims of honor killings during the week of February 17, 2022 in Iraqi Kurdistan. The following week, a fifth woman died after being burned alive by her husband. Despite the launch of an app to combat violence against women, the establishment of a support hotline for gender-based […]