For the past six months, Huma Sajid has made it her goal to improve her skills as a henna tattoo artist and share her culture with others. Through her work and social media pages, Sajid is not ...

For the past six months, Huma Sajid has made it her goal to improve her skills as a henna tattoo artist and share her culture with others.

So begins the education of Shoba—potential henna artist extraordinaire. Noor shows me designs and patterns that I must endlessly repeat on paper with a black pen—not pencil.

Five years ago, her passion for both art and tradition led her to start a career practising henna body art in weddings and various social occasions. Later on, Abbadi decided to make more lasting ...