France: A crisis of faith in secularism, 10 years after the ‘Charlie Hebdo’ attack
On January 16, 2015 — nine days after the Kouachi brothers, two French-born Islamist terrorists, entered the offices of the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo and murdered nine of its employees — a turning point in history occurred. Charb, a charismatic cartoonist who directed the publication, was one of the victims. His funeral was held in Pontoise, northeast of Paris. Among the friends who spoke was Jean-Luc Mélenchon, the leader of the left-wing party La France Insoumise (LFI).
