Pop Culture in the Muslim World related:

Why it’s okay to wage Joystick Jihad
The Globe and Mail

Why The Simpsons flopped in the Middle East
CBC Arts Online

The Show Must Go On
The Walrus

How Do You Know? Lionel Richie in Libya
The Walrus

South Africa related:

Loaves and Wishes
Toronto Life

Writing Johannesburg
The Walrus

Cape Flats Calling
The Walrus

Cape Flats Callback
The Walrus

Words are Weapons
CBC Arts Online

Miscellany:

Portrait of a Serial Stealer
The Walrus

Criminous Minds
The Walrus