Rubuta ci gaba don wannan sakin layi - A shekara ta 1919, an ba Poulleau wani matsayi na koyarwa a Alexandria, Misira, kuma ta yi amfani da wannan damar don tafiya zuwa Damascus, Siriya, inda ta kafa kwaleji ga 'yan mata. Tana zaune a Damascus a lokacin da mutanen Siriya suka yi tawaye da mulkin 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).