| Egypt: Mubarak has changed his Facebook status to "it's complicated"  Egyptian and other Middle East activists used the language of social media as means of humor to describe the events as they unfolded. Fake accounts for Mubarak are also in abundance, and kept the moral high in the #jan25 Twitter stream, even in the darkest hours of the clashes on Wednesday and Thursday. Carmel L Vaisman Takes a closer look. read>>
More amazing stories from our Egyptian Protests coverage:
06 Feb - Egypt: I am writing for the sake of history
06 Feb - Egypt: My 73-year-old Father at Tahrir
06 Feb - Egypt: Remembering Egypt's Martyrs
06 Feb - Egypt: Welcoming a New Country
06 Feb - Egypt: Dreaming of a Better Tomorrow
06 Feb - Egypt: Remembering Egypt's Martyrs 05 Feb - Egypt: Citizen Media Exposes Violence During Media Blackout (Graphic)
05 Feb - Egypt: Is Amr Moussa an Acceptable Alternative to Mubarak?
05 Feb - Egypt: Did Mubarak Resign as Head of the Ruling NDP?
05 Feb - Egypt: Tahrir Square Calm Once Again
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| Global: Thoughts on interfaith harmony and world peace  In this, the first, World Interfaith Harmony Week, people from all faiths have been getting together to forget about differences and promote religious tolerance and dialogue based on the mantras "Love of God and love of one's neighbour" or "love of the good and love of one's neighbour". Worldwide bloggers share views on why this dialogue is so important - and why it is not impossible to achieve it. read>>
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| China: The coming of age of Political Confucianism?  The unveiling of the Confucius statue in Tiananmen Square last month has renewed the debate about Political Confucianism as the state ideology of China. read>>
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| Kazakhstan: Referendum cancelled, elections announced A group of citizens initiated a drive for signatures in support of a referendum to extend the incumbent president's authority until 2020 without elections, a move that was widely believed to be orchestrated from presidential administration. They collected more than 5 million signatures in less than three weeks during Christmas and New Years holidays. read>>
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| Colombia: Car-Free Day in Bogotá  On February 3, the city of Bogotá held a Car-Free Day --a day when restrictions are placed on the circulation of private vehicles. The day is designed as a strategy to raise environmental awareness and improve vehicular traffic. Twitter users from Bogotá tweeted their opinions and reports about the day. read>>
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