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.

While you'd be forgiven for thinking henna was the name of the artwork, “henna is actually a plant,” explains Pavan Dhanjal, CEO of Pavan Henna. Traditionally, “the leaves would be crushed up into a ...

Using traditional henna as a canvas, Dr Azra Khamissa is translating concepts like ghafla into visual reminders of awareness, ...

Henna (also called mehndi, anella, or lalle) is a temporary “tattoo” and hair dye made from the henna plant (Lawsonia inermis). People in many cultures use it to create elaborate designs on the skin.

Brown-red, herbal treasure, this plant has dominated Arab beauty routines for millenia Sprouting from desert sands across a large swathe of the world is a little tree, with pale-coloured flowers and ...