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 ...

Unlike art forms that adorn walls, domestic or public spaces henna application is a cosmetic art meant to beautify the body. Exotic or ubiquitous, steeped in tradition or a trendy fashionista ...

The lacy delicate body marking has been seen on celebrities including Demi Moore, Madonna, Naomi Campbell, Liv Tyler and Drew Barrymore. Never mind that mehndi art (or henna painting) has been part of ...

The art of henna painting has been practised for over 5,000 years, but walking around Mombasa — a city with a high population of Muslims — you rarely see any advertisement directing a person on where ...

The night before their wedding, many Hindu and Muslim brides-to-be spend hours decorating their palms, forearms and ankles with Mehndi, a style of intricate, lavish body painting made with henna. And ...

What started as a hobby for Fatma Hussein when she was a primary school pupil has matured into a lucrative business. Today the 25-year-old Business Management student is living her dream of becoming ...