![Very few Palestinians farm figs and dry them in the occupied city of Silwad in the West Bank [İssam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/2017_8_31-fig-farm-in-palestine20170831_2_25512431_25415725.jpg?ssl=1 "\"القُطِّين\".. صناعة فلسطينية تقليدية توشك على الاندثار")
Very few Palestinians farm figs and dry them in the occupied city of Silwad in the West Bank [İssam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]
![Very few Palestinians farm figs and dry them in the occupied city of Silwad in the West Bank. Abdul Rahman Hamid is one of the few who begins his day at dawn to work on his field. It's a trade he entered at a very young age [İssam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/2017_8_31-fig-farm-in-palestine20170831_2_25512431_25415726.jpg?ssl=1 "\"القُطِّين\".. صناعة فلسطينية تقليدية توشك على الاندثار")
Very few Palestinians farm figs and dry them in the occupied city of Silwad in the West Bank. Abdul Rahman Hamid is one of the few who begins his day at dawn to work on his field. It’s a trade he entered at a very young age [İssam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]
![Very few Palestinians farm figs and dry them in the occupied city of Silwad in the West Bank. Abdul Rahman Hamid is one of the few who begins his day at dawn to work on his field. It's a trade he entered at a very young age [İssam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/2017_8_31-fig-farm-in-palestine20170831_2_25512431_25415728.jpg?ssl=1 "\"القُطِّين\".. صناعة فلسطينية تقليدية توشك على الاندثار")
Very few Palestinians farm figs and dry them in the occupied city of Silwad in the West Bank. Abdul Rahman Hamid is one of the few who begins his day at dawn to work on his field. It’s a trade he entered at a very young age [İssam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]
![Abdul Rahman Hamid is one of few Palestinians in the occupied city of Silwad in the West Bank who is maintaining the fig trade in the region [İssam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/2017_8_31-fig-farm-in-palestine20170831_2_25512431_25415730.jpg?ssl=1 "\"القُطِّين\".. صناعة فلسطينية تقليدية توشك على الاندثار")
Abdul Rahman Hamid is one of few Palestinians in the occupied city of Silwad in the West Bank who is maintaining the fig trade in the region [İssam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]
![Abdul Rahman Hamid is one of few Palestinians in the occupied city of Silwad in the West Bank who is maintaining the fig trade in the region [İssam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/2017_8_31-fig-farm-in-palestine20170831_2_25512431_25415731.jpg?ssl=1 "\"القُطِّين\".. صناعة فلسطينية تقليدية توشك على الاندثار")
Abdul Rahman Hamid is one of few Palestinians in the occupied city of Silwad in the West Bank who is maintaining the fig trade in the region [İssam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]
![Fruit seen at a Palestinian farm in the West Bank [İssam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/2017_8_31-fig-farm-in-palestine20170831_2_25512431_25415732.jpg?ssl=1 "\"القُطِّين\".. صناعة فلسطينية تقليدية توشك على الاندثار")
Fruit seen at a Palestinian farm in the West Bank [İssam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]
![Abdul Rahman Hamid is one of few Palestinians in the occupied city of Silwad in the West Bank who is maintaining the fig trade in the region [İssam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/2017_8_31-fig-farm-in-palestine20170831_2_25512431_25415733.jpg?ssl=1 "\"القُطِّين\".. صناعة فلسطينية تقليدية توشك على الاندثار")
Abdul Rahman Hamid is one of few Palestinians in the occupied city of Silwad in the West Bank who is maintaining the fig trade in the region [İssam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]
![Abdul Rahman Hamid is one of few Palestinians in the occupied city of Silwad in the West Bank who is maintaining the fig trade in the region [İssam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/2017_8_31-fig-farm-in-palestine20170831_2_25512431_25415740.jpg?ssl=1 "\"القُطِّين\".. صناعة فلسطينية تقليدية توشك على الاندثار")
Abdul Rahman Hamid is one of few Palestinians in the occupied city of Silwad in the West Bank who is maintaining the fig trade in the region [İssam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]
![Very few Palestinians farm figs and dry them in the occupied city of Silwad in the West Bank. Abdul Rahman Hamid is one of the few who begins his day at dawn to work on his field. It's a trade he entered at a very young age [İssam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/2017_8_31-fig-farm-in-palestine20170831_2_25512431_25415742.jpg?ssl=1 "\"القُطِّين\".. صناعة فلسطينية تقليدية توشك على الاندثار")
Very few Palestinians farm figs and dry them in the occupied city of Silwad in the West Bank. Abdul Rahman Hamid is one of the few who begins his day at dawn to work on his field. It’s a trade he entered at a very young age [İssam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]
![Very few Palestinians farm figs and dry them in the occupied city of Silwad in the West Bank. Abdul Rahman Hamid is one of the few who begins his day at dawn to work on his field. It's a trade he entered at a very young age [İssam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/2017_8_31-fig-farm-in-palestine20170831_2_25512431_25415744.jpg?ssl=1 "\"القُطِّين\".. صناعة فلسطينية تقليدية توشك على الاندثار")
Very few Palestinians farm figs and dry them in the occupied city of Silwad in the West Bank. Abdul Rahman Hamid is one of the few who begins his day at dawn to work on his field. It’s a trade he entered at a very young age [İssam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]
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