Leading Shia clergyman Seyyed Mohammed AlGuraifi addressing crowds at an event expressing solidarity with Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim (not pictured), Bahrain’s top Shia scholar, in Duraz village north of Bahrain, yesterday. Thousands took part in a centralised Friday prayer to show solidarity with Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim, after the authorities raided his home on November 25 sparking an outcry from opposition groups.