Ka cika wannan magana: A shekara ta 1919, an ba Poulleau aikin koyarwa a Alexandria, Masar, kuma ta yi amfani da wannan zarafin ta je Damaskus, Siriya, inda ta kafa kwaleji don 'yan mata. Tana zaune ne a Damascus a lokacin da mutanen Siriya ke
tawaye ga ikon Faransa; daga baya ta rubuta "rikice-rikicen ya barke a Siriya, wanda sojojin Faransa suka danne shi sosai". A cikin shekarun da ta yi a can, ta rubuta littattafai biyu: "A cikin Damascus a ƙarƙashin bama-bamai (1926)", wanda hukumomin Faransa suka hana rarraba shi a ƙasashe, kamar Siriya, a ƙarƙashin ikon Faransa, da "Labarai bakwai daga Siriya" (1927).