Activity in Lebanon
In July 1930 he returned to Lebanon. In 1931, he wrote "A Love Tragedy" which was first published with his "Story of the Holiday of Our Lady of Sidnaya" in Beirut in 1933. Also, in 1931, Saadeh was employed at the daily newspaper Al-Ayyam, then in 1932 he was teaching German at the American University of Beirut. In Beirut in 1933, he continued to publish pamphlets in the Al-Majalia magazine.
On the 16th of November 1932, Saadeh secretly founded the Syrian Social Nationalist Party. Three years later, on the 16th of November 1935, the existence of the party was proclaimed and Saadeh was arrested and sentenced to 6 years imprisonment. During his confinement, he wrote his first book, "The Rise of Nations". He was released from prison early, but was once again detained in June 1936. Again he wrote another book, "Principles Explained". In November of the same year, he was released from prison, but in March 1937 was again arrested. During the time he spent in prison, he wrote his third book, "The Rise of the Syrian Nation", but his manuscript was confiscated and the authorities refused to return it to him.
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