As Eidul Fitr approaches, markets in the capital are experiencing brisk sales of henna stickers, emerging as a fashionable alternative to traditional mehndi. From street vendors to established ...

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 ...

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.

For Dubai-based henna artist Asiya Raheem, the days leading up to Eid are some of the busiest of the year. Some days she starts at 7am and continues putting henna till Fajr time the following day.