Zain Bandali (BES ’20), an Ismaili Muslim Queer artist of IndoTanzanian heritage, became the only boy at his local Jamatkhana (the place of worship and community centre for Ismaili Muslims) doing mehndi for the elders and kids in his community.  That’s where the idea to write his book, Mehndi Boy, came to life.  

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