11/14/12 University of Texas at Tyler Students Offer Henna, Dress and Adornment Workshop by Sarah Miller

photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph University of Texas at Tyler freshman Khaliah Al-Noimi of Whitehouse wears a bindi on her forehead at the Henna, Dress and Adornment Workshop held Wednesday at UT-Tyler. A bindi is a piece of jewelry worn between the eyebrows in South Asia and Southeast Asia. The event was a part of International Education Week sponsored by the Center for Global Education.
photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph University of Texas at Tyler junior Brittany McKissack of Plano, left, has help putting on a hijab from sophomore Uroosa Khalid of Tyler at the Henna, Dress and Adornment Workshop held Wednesday at UT-Tyler. A hijab is a piece of fabric that covers a woman's hair and neck. It is commonly worn by women of Muslim faith as a an article of modesty.

photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph University of Texas at Tyler graduate student Kue Xiong of Wisconsin, right, teaches professor Dr. Fletcher Njororai, left, about Hmong culture at the Henna, Dress and Adornment Workshop held Wednesday at UT-Tyler. The event showcased articles of clothing from different cultures, jewelry and henna tattoos.
photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph University of Texas at Tyler political science professor Rachel Bzostek applies lemon juice to a henna tattoo at the Henna, Dress and Adornment Workshop held Wednesday at UT-Tyler. Lemon juice helps the henna to appear darker on the skin. Henna tattoos are temporary tattoos that women in the eastern Mediterranean wear as part of social and holiday celebrations.

photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph University of Texas at Tyler student freshman Haley Fincher of Wills Point has a henna tattoo made on her hand by freshman Zee Shahid of Houston at the Henna, Dress and Adornment Workshop held Wednesday at UT-Tyler. Henna tattoos are temporary tattoos that women in the eastern Mediterranean wear as part of social and holiday celebrations.
photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph Brittany Smith of the University of Texas at Tyler student group Reform University Fellowship tries out am African baby wrap for her son Jonah, age 1, at the Henna, Dress and Adornment Workshop held Wednesday at UT-Tyler.

photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph Brittany Smith of the University of Texas at Tyler student group Reform University Fellowship tries out am African baby wrap for her son Jonah, age 1, at the Henna, Dress and Adornment Workshop held Wednesday at UT-Tyler.
photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph