French illustrator creates unifying symbol for peace shared worldwide

“I think the simpler, the better, the more universally understood it can be”, said Jullien of the power of illustration.

We can but hope that Jean can stick to satirical and fun art and illustrations – he never has to produce another work like Peace for Paris or Je Suis Charlie again.

The image of a grieving, humanised Eiffel Tower holding hands with young children and gazing at a pool of blood appears in a special online edition of the “astrapi” paper that explains how “men full of hate” carried out the attacks.

In Paris, Texas, a high school student organized a community prayer ceremony at the town’s replica of the Eiffel Tower on Saturday, according to a media report. U.S.-led coalitions in Iraq and Syria are providing aerial support to allied ground forces in both countries, and they are arming and training Iraqi forces. “This is an attack not just on Paris, it’s an attack not just on the people of France, but this is an attack on all of humanity and the universal values that we share”, US President Barack Obama said.

Peace for Paris has been shared over 47,000 times – including by people with huge numbers of followers like Chris Rock and Katy Perry.

Overwhelmed with sadness, he drew an Eiffel Tower standing at the center of a peace sign. You know, that’s we do with social media.

When asked what he wanted to convey with his sketch, Jullien answered, “It’s a message of peace and solidarity”. I didn’t do it to benefit from it in any way.

As the hours unfolded and the world learned of the grisly attacks Friday in Paris, Jean Jullien was hanging onto his radio, listening to every single word. He said he’s thankful and feels fortunate that no one in the group was injured or killed during the attacks.

Luxury stocks such as Hermes and LVMH closed down more than 1 percent because a large part of their sales come from foreign tourists flocking to Paris.

The officials also said a sleeper cell in France then met with the attackers after their training and helped them to execute the plan.