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If certain sufi shuyukh tacitly approve of repressive reigimes, al-'Arifi certainly approves of essentially every aspect of Saudi foreign policy, which the public fall for, hook, line and sinker. It's funny how from day 1 he was supporting the Syrian revolution (which I also support), but staying silent regarding Yemen. Then when the so-called Mubadarah Khalijiyyah came, he encouraged the Yemenis to stop protesting and allow the khalijis to sort it out! al-'Arifi is a nice story teller, waa'idh and TV star (which, of course, are major factors contributing to his celebrity status) - I'll give him that much.

Maybe he does not believe in overthrowing a Muslim leader (Zaydis are still considered Muslim, even by the Wahhabis)?