• Girls show off henna tattoos drawn by Palestinian henna tattoo artist Samah Sidr, at her shop in the West Bank city of Hebron, in an event to celebrate International Women's Day on March 8. EPA
    Girls show off henna tattoos drawn by Palestinian henna tattoo artist Samah Sidr, at her shop in the West Bank city of Hebron, in an event to celebrate International Women's Day on March 8. EPA
  • Palestinian henna tattoo artist Samah Sidr draws a henna tattoo on a girl's hand, at her shop in Hebron, to mark International Women's Day. The annual global event celebrates the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. EPA
    Palestinian henna tattoo artist Samah Sidr draws a henna tattoo on a girl's hand, at her shop in Hebron, to mark International Women's Day. The annual global event celebrates the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. EPA
  • A girl watches closely as Palestinian henna tattoo artist Samah Sidr draws a tattoo on her hand, at her shop in the West Bank city of Hebron. EPA
    A girl watches closely as Palestinian henna tattoo artist Samah Sidr draws a tattoo on her hand, at her shop in the West Bank city of Hebron. EPA
  • A close-up of a fairy henna tattoo being drawn on a girl's hand by Palestinian henna tattoo artist Samah Sidr, at her shop in the West Bank city of Hebron. EPA
    A close-up of a fairy henna tattoo being drawn on a girl's hand by Palestinian henna tattoo artist Samah Sidr, at her shop in the West Bank city of Hebron. EPA
  • Palestinian henna tattoo artist Samah Sidr draws an intricate entwining tattoo on a girl's hand at an event to celebrate International Women's Day, in the West Bank city of Hebron. The global event seeks to help create a gender-equal world. EPA
    Palestinian henna tattoo artist Samah Sidr draws an intricate entwining tattoo on a girl's hand at an event to celebrate International Women's Day, in the West Bank city of Hebron. The global event seeks to help create a gender-equal world. EPA
  • A flower design is drawn on a girl's hand by Palestinian henna tattoo artist Samah Sidr, at her shop in the West Bank city of Hebron. EPA
    A flower design is drawn on a girl's hand by Palestinian henna tattoo artist Samah Sidr, at her shop in the West Bank city of Hebron. EPA
  • The henna tattoo shop where Palestinian henna tattoo artist Samah Sidr works, in the West Bank city of Hebron, during an event to celebrate International Women's Day. EPA
    The henna tattoo shop where Palestinian henna tattoo artist Samah Sidr works, in the West Bank city of Hebron, during an event to celebrate International Women's Day. EPA

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Palestinian henna tattoo artist displays her craft - in pictures

Samah Sidr decorated girls' hands at her shop in Hebron to celebrate International Women's Day

The National

March 08, 2021

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Started: January 2021 

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