With a history spanning millennia across the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia, henna is steeped in tradition and cultural rituals. The natural dye is typically used to create temporary, ...

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 ...

It’s hard to pin down the exact origin of the ancient body art of henna. Some speculate that Cleopatra, perhaps the first name that comes to mind when one thinks of the words “consummate beauty,” used ...