With the crescent moon that signals the start of Ramadan this weekend, henna artists across New York City are mixing their paste and clearing their schedules for one of the busiest times of the year.

The mother of three boys said: “After making this my full-time job, I have more time with my family and more work-life balance.” This is a similar refrain of 15 other henna artists The Straits ...

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. I wave my henna cone ...