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Oldest tattoo discovered on ancient Egyptian mummy
Archaeology

Oldest tattoo discovered on ancient Egyptian mummy

The oldest tattoo in the world has been discovered on a couple of 5,000-year-old Egyptian mummies, approximately 1,000 years older…
Getting tattoo permissible for girls, sin for boys: Egypt’s former Grand Mufti, Ali Gomaa
Life & Style

Getting tattoo permissible for girls, sin for boys: Egypt’s former Grand Mufti, Ali Gomaa

Traditionally, permanently tattooing the body has long been considered a sin in Islam because it involves “mutilating” the body, changing…
​Planning to get a tattoo? Unhygienic setting can significantly up infection risk
Art news

​Planning to get a tattoo? Unhygienic setting can significantly up infection risk

While more young men and women are getting inked today than ever, researchers have warned that bacterial infections may happen…
How tattoo got under our skin
Life & Style

How tattoo got under our skin

Timothee clenches his jaw and grips his sweatshirt as the tattooist's needle sinks into his skin. The angel he wants…
How to create your own body art, Coachella-style
Art news

How to create your own body art, Coachella-style

Among the style statements inspiring Coachella envy across the web this past weekend were some of the particularly amazing body…
Korea’s outlaw tattoo artists
Life & Style

Korea’s outlaw tattoo artists

When Suh Hyun-Woong showed his mother his first tattoo, she burst into tears."She couldn't understand why I would want to…
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