#jesuischarlie: Will the real Charlie please stand up?

By Bram Tan

February 2015 FEATURE
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In France, the famous Where's Wally books by Martin Handford is known as "Où est Charlie?" (Where's Charlie?) The placard reads "I am Charlie and I am here".
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As tragic as the Paris attacks were, France needs to do some soul searching before it can move on, as do we all.Within hours of the first terrorist attacks in Paris, the hash tag “#jesuischarlie” (I am Charlie) began to rapidly trend on Twitter. As the violence continued for two more days, the hash tag was retweeted more than three million times. Among those killed at Charlie Hebdo were well-loved political cartoonists – cultural celebrities who lampooned all religious and...

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Bram Tan

is an industrial designer, photographer and Penangite living in Paris, France. He is married with two kids and loves motorbikes.


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