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#prayforParis and #Parisisaboutlife

Joann Sfar, cartoonist for the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo (which suffered terrorist attacks in 2011 and 2015 over a cartoon it published depicting the Islamic prophet Muhammad), published a series of drawings with texts on Instagram on Friday night, expressing his view of the terrorist attack. Here are quotes from his cartoons.

Friday the thirteenth (13.11.2015) in Paris this time fully lived up to its dark associations - as a result of a carefully planned terrorist attack on six public venues in Paris (restaurants, a stadium, a concert hall), 132 peaceful civilians were killed in shootings and explosions, hundreds were seriously wounded, and thousands and millions across the world were left frightened, grief-stricken, angry, overwhelmed with pain.

People in Riga too, both on Saturday and Sunday, gathered at the French Embassy on Raiņa Boulevard, laid flowers and notes, lit candles, simply stood in silence or took photographs. Several shared their reflections, emotions and calls to action on social media using the hashtag #prayforParis.

Joann Sfar, cartoonist for the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo (which suffered terrorist attacks in 2011 and 2015 over a cartoon it published depicting the Islamic prophet Muhammad), published a series of drawings with texts on Instagram on Friday night, expressing his view of the terrorist attack. Here are quotes from his cartoons.

Friends from around the world, thank you for your #prayforParis, but we don't need more religion! Our faith is in music! In kissing! In life! In champagne and joy! #Parisisaboutlife

France is an old country where lovers can embrace freely.

Paris is our capital. We love music, intoxication, joy.

For centuries, those who love death have tried to make us lose our taste for life.

They have failed.

Those who love. Those who love life. In the end, they are the ones who will be rewarded.

The motto of Paris is beauty.

'She is tossed by the waves, but does not sink.'

Terrorists are not the enemy. Terrorism is a mode of action. Repeating 'we are at war' without finding the courage to name our enemies is a road to nowhere. Our enemies are those who love death. In various forms they have always existed. History is quickly forgotten.

The people who went to their deaths tonight had gone out to live, to drink, to sing. They did not know they had been declared at war.

Instead of dividing, we must understand precisely: what is our way of life.

Lovers of death - if God exists, He hates you. And you are lost both on earth and in heaven.

Which means 'f*** death.'