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 ...

WHEN the coronavirus pandemic struck, a Blackburn henna artist found her business and income severely impacted. But Raisham Qazi came up with an alternative way her customers could still get their ...

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.