After completing his studies in the Sagesse School, in 1905 he travelled to Egypt, where he stayed for 5 years, working initially as a journalist for Al Dhaher daily newspaper, owned by the lawyer Mohamad Abou Shadi. He later joined the Khedivial Law School and graduated with a BA degree from Dijon University in France, where he used to travel to attend classes at the end of each year.[1][2][3][7]