Helen Hickey

(Published in the Malay Mail Online 14 January 2015) Have you seen the front cover of today’s Charlie Hebdo? This first edition, published after last Wednesday's horrific terrorist attack on the French satirical magazine that left 12 dead, shows a caricature of Prophet Muhammad shedding a tear while holding up a placard saying “Je suis Charlie” (I am Charlie) with the headline “Tout est pardonné” (All is forgiven). The cartoon was drawn by Luz (Renald Luzier) who did not suff

Video shows the masses of people chanting the French national anthem 'La Marseillaise' as they take part in a solidarity march (Marche Republicaine) in the streets of Paris. — Video by Helen Hickey (Published by the Malay Mail Online 12 January 2015) Like the other 1.5 million Parisians, I set aside chores and prior engagements on Sunday and headed into the city to join a historic march that spoke of liberty and unity. Memories of those 17 — Charlie Hebdo journalists, police

(Published by the Malay Mail Online 8 January 2015) The unthinkable just happened. Two masked gunmen stormed offices in central Paris killing 12 people. Eight journalists from the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, including its editor, and two policemen are among the dead. A major police operation is underway in east of Paris to catch the killers who escaped by car from the 11th arrondissement, while an estimated 100,000 people across France (Paris, Lyon, Rennes) have