%0 Journal Article %T The Militarization of Henna %A Eda Acara %J Fe Dergi : Feminist Ele£¿tiri %D 2010 %I Ankara University %X The ethnographic literature on henna emphasizes it as a feminine practice, which connotes a wish for good luck.However, the aforementioned example articulates the wish for good luck with the honor of sacrifice for the love of the nation within the context of compulsory conscription. %K militarization %K henna %K Turkey %K nation %U http://cins.ankara.edu.tr/kina.html#sdfootnote1sym