JORDANIAN HENNA ARTIST, BALQEES AL-ABBADI, SAYING: "To be honest, you cannot imagine how happy I am when I explain to people how much I love this work and my passion can be felt while I explain the ...

As Eid al-Fitr ends, henna artists reflect on the work, connection and magical experience behind every design.

During weekly bridal appointments, Neha Assar sits cross-legged for five to nine hours as she examines the fine lines and shape of a bride’s hands, gently squeezing the tip of a henna cone and drawing ...

A henna artist has shared how henna 'brings us all together' ...

Neha Assar can spend up to three hours holding a bride’s hands before a wedding. She will also devote three hours to holding her feet. Ms. Assar is a henna artist specializing in mehndi, the ...

For Azra Khamissa, henna has always been an inextricable part of Eid. “Each year, my mother would have henna artists come home. Then she and her friends would get intricate designs made on their hands ...

Henna is mainly a culture of the Coastal communities. Girls up to the age of nine are decorated with simple patterns on the hands but not the legs. Those beyond this age have to wait until their ...

Somali henna designs are a beautiful blend of tradition and modernity. These intricate patterns are not just for special ...