![Olive Harvestis like no other in Tunisia on 4 December 2018 [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/2018-12-7-tunisia-olive-harvest20181204_2_33744373_39577751.jpg?ssl=1 "جني الزيتون بتونس.. حصاد الأيدي الناعمة")
Olive Harvestis like no other in Tunisia on 4 December 2018 [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency]
![At olive harvest in Tunisia, people see the trees as blessed, as it mentioned in the Koran on 4 December 2018 [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/2018-12-7-tunisia-olive-harvest20181204_2_33744373_39577752.jpg?ssl=1 "جني الزيتون بتونس.. حصاد الأيدي الناعمة")
At olive harvest in Tunisia, people see the trees as blessed, as it mentioned in the Koran on 4 December 2018 [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency]
![See people gathering together picked olives in Tunisia on 4 December 2018 [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/2018-12-7-tunisia-olive-harvest20181204_2_33744373_39577753.jpg?ssl=1 "جني الزيتون بتونس.. حصاد الأيدي الناعمة")
See people gathering together picked olives in Tunisia on 4 December 2018 [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency]
![Here, olives are put into sacks, ready for seasoning n Tunisia on 4 December 2018 [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/2018-12-7-tunisia-olive-harvest20181204_2_33744373_39577754.jpg?ssl=1 "جني الزيتون بتونس.. حصاد الأيدي الناعمة")
Here, olives are put into sacks, ready for seasoning n Tunisia on 4 December 2018 [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency]
![The olives are gathered in their hundreds in Tunisia on 4 December 2018 [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/2018-12-7-tunisia-olive-harvest20181204_2_33744373_39577755.jpg?ssl=1 "جني الزيتون بتونس.. حصاد الأيدي الناعمة")
The olives are gathered in their hundreds in Tunisia on 4 December 2018 [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency]
![The olive pickers can be seen checking the fruits of their labour in Tunisia on 4 December 2018 [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/2018-12-7-tunisia-olive-harvest20181204_2_33744373_39577756.jpg?ssl=1 "جني الزيتون بتونس.. حصاد الأيدي الناعمة")
The olive pickers can be seen checking the fruits of their labour in Tunisia on 4 December 2018 [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency]
![A woman holds a handful of olives after picking in Tunisia on 4 December 2018 [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/2018-12-7-tunisia-olive-harvest20181204_2_33744373_39577757.jpg?ssl=1 "جني الزيتون بتونس.. حصاد الأيدي الناعمة")
A woman holds a handful of olives after picking in Tunisia on 4 December 2018 [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency]
![The olives are checked before being sold on in Tunisia on 4 December 2018 [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/2018-12-7-tunisia-olive-harvest20181204_2_33744373_39577758.jpg?ssl=1 "جني الزيتون بتونس.. حصاد الأيدي الناعمة")
The olives are checked before being sold on in Tunisia on 4 December 2018 [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency]
![Olives here can be seen on the branch, ready for picking in Tunisia on 4 December 2018 [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/2018-12-7-tunisia-olive-harvest20181204_2_33744373_39577759.jpg?ssl=1 "جني الزيتون بتونس.. حصاد الأيدي الناعمة")
Olives here can be seen on the branch, ready for picking in Tunisia on 4 December 2018 [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency]
![Olive pickers climb ladders to harvest the olives from trees in Tunisia on 4 December 2018 [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/2018-12-7-tunisia-olive-harvest20181204_2_33744373_39577747.jpg?ssl=1 "جني الزيتون بتونس.. حصاد الأيدي الناعمة")
Olive pickers climb ladders to harvest the olives from trees in Tunisia on 4 December 2018 [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency]
![Olive pickers pose for the camera as they harvest their olives in Tunisia on 4 December 2018 [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/2018-12-7-tunisia-olive-harvest20181204_2_33744373_39577748.jpg?ssl=1 "جني الزيتون بتونس.. حصاد الأيدي الناعمة")
Olive pickers pose for the camera as they harvest their olives in Tunisia on 4 December 2018 [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency]
![Pickers examine their handiwork before sending the olives on to be seasoned in Tunisia on 4 December 2018 [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/2018-12-7-tunisia-olive-harvest20181204_2_33744373_39577750.jpg?ssl=1 "جني الزيتون بتونس.. حصاد الأيدي الناعمة")
Pickers examine their handiwork before sending the olives on to be seasoned in Tunisia on 4 December 2018 [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency]
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