Hajj Ibrahim Rizk, whose finger is injured from rope burn while climbing his palm trees, offers dates he harvested to people passing by in Kafr Sendwah village, in Qalyubia on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
QALYUBIA, Egypt (AP) — Date grower Hajj Ibrahim harvests dates from his palms in Kafr Sendwah, a village in Qalyubia on Cairo’s outskirts. Professional climbers earn about 50 Egyptian pounds, or $1, per tree, as girls sort their families’ dates.
Hajj Ibrahim Rizk harvests his tree’s dates in Kafr Sendwah village, in Qalyubia on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)Date tree owners’ children sort and classify dates harvested by palm tree climbers in Kafr Sendwah village, in Qalyubia on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)Hajj Ibrahim Rizk prepares to climb his palm tree, as he is helped by his wife, behind, during date harvesting season in Kafr Sendwah village, in Qalyubia on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)A palm tree climber works to harvest dates in Kafr Sendwah village, in Qalyubia on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)A palm tree climber harvests dates in Kafr Sendwah village, in Qalyubia on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)A palm tree climber arrives to harvest dates in Kafr Sendwah village, in Qalyubia on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)Hajj Ibrahim Rizk climbs his palm tree to harvest dates in Kafr Sendwah village, in Qalyubia on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)Palm tree climbers harvest dates at the village of Kafr Sendwah, in Qalyubia on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)Date harvesters Mohammed Abdel Hamid, Mahmoud Saeed and Hani Abdel Fattah, pose for a photo as they work as palm tree climbers during the date harvest season in Kafr Sendwah village, in Qalyubia on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
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