In particular Abderrahman constantly invoked his readings of Middle Eastern newspapers to which he subscribed, to alert the intellectuals and elite of the third generation of the evolving international events. His elder brother's activism eventually cost him fifteen days of incarceration for stirring support in 1919 against the exile of the former pasha of Salé.
La troupe théâtrale de Salé qui a joué la pièce "Haroun Al Rachid et les Baramikes" en 1927 et 1928.