Within the space of a few minutes, says a New York Times article, the *assault in Paris *crystallized the culture clash between religious *extremism and the West’s *devotion to free expression. Spontaneous *rallies expressing support for Charlie Hebdo sprang up in Paris and throughout Europe and spread to New York, with people holding signs saying “Je suis Charlie”(I am Charlie), a phrase of solidarity that has begun to circulate widely on social media.