It’s 2008. I’m ten years old. I have a henna cone in my hand and I’m not afraid to use it. I squeeze unrecognisable flowers onto the women, and I paint wonky footballs and messy rockets onto the boys.

Mehendi is an integral part of our Indian culture and is mostly adorned during festive and wedding celebrations. For any auspicious occasion, women love decorating their hands with stunning henna ...

So much more than intricate dyed patterns decorated over hands, feet, arms and legs, Henna is the time-honoured custom rooted in the cultural traditions of South Asia, the Middle East, and North ...

Azra Khamissa, one of the UAE’s most accomplished henna artists, has been proving with her oeuvre how the age-old practise can be reimaged for modern times. Azra Khamissa’s relationship with henna has ...