As far as school fundraisers go, you have the usual bake sales, jog-a-thons, raffles and pancake breakfasts. But an exchange student at Crescent Valley High School has found a new way to raise money: ...

An age-old technique with thousands of years behind its practice, the Pakistani Students Association brought the vibrant art of henna came to Iowa City on Oct. 11 at the Iowa Memorial Union. Lasting ...

Applying henna right before Eid has been a tradition in Pakistan since forever and at the Karachi Press Club (KPC) for the past four years. Keeping this tradition alive, the KPC organised its annual ...

Initially, using henna to create body art (also referred to as mehndi) gave desert communities a way to cool down in extreme heat conditions. Applying henna to the palms and the soles of one’s feet in ...

"I am tired,” whines the bride-to-be who has been reclining at an awkward angle on a lounge chair for the past two hours while a mehndi artist applies henna to her palms and feet. Twenty-one-year-old ...

They are doing roaring business as people in twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi thronged to different markets and malls to complete their shopping that usually continues till Chand Raat or the ...

The painting of designs on the hands and feet with Mehendi as it is known in India and Pakistan or Henna as it is popularly called in the Western world has a deep Cultural significance. The Henna ...

Sana Nisar grew up with henna as part of her everyday cultural landscape. Now the Charlotte artist wants to show how this ancient practice is an art form with endless possibilities. Self-taught, Nisar ...