Photos capture the date harvest in an Egyptian village near Cairo
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)
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By 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.
