Kiran Meghani gathers the 11 women in the back corner of the library in Carrollton, determined to teach them an ancient art. She lays out binders, printouts and acrylic hands. Then she gets out the ...
From the old traditions of Egyptian and Indian history to the world of Facebook, Nadine Dafrawy is taking the art of henna into expanding avenues of beauty, therapy and even baking. It was during a ...
With Id around the corner, Muslim women are making a beeline for Mehendi artistes to get their hands decorated with henna. Previously, women of a family would apply henna designs on each other’s hand.
In just a matter of four minutes and 40 seconds, four 500-metre long pieces of white fabric was turned into a spectacular mehendi art by over 1,000 schoolchildren. In just a matter of four minutes and ...
As I sat among women from the Beshariyya “Beja” tribe in a secluded spot in the mountains where tents were set up for a wedding, 150km west of Shalateen, a small bowl of henna paste was passed around.
Since the Eid Festivities have come and gone, some women in Nigeria have been spotted with henna on their Hands and Feet. Since the Eid Festivities have come and gone, some women in Nigeria have been ...
Whether she is sitting quietly applying it with a cone or wearing one of her Mehendi designs, the response to Risa Raghunanans work always gets the same reaction constant stares. Were in the busy ...