"Meme pas peur" is a slogan that was often heard in the French capital after the Charlie Hebdo and Hypercacher shootings that claimed 17 lives just over 10 months ago. The phrase, originally a childish retort literally translated as "Not even scared" but which is closer in meaning to "Who, me, scared?" has been enjoying a comeback since Friday night's terror attacks that left at least 129 people dead and more than 350 injured, some critically. Walking around the city this weekend, the words are visible everywhere: on hand-lettered signs in cafe windows, on chalk art on the pavement in front of the Bataclan music hall, and on giant banners draped at the base of the Marianne statue in Place de...
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