AMIEN Rais was in a complete dither. He, the host, was unable to serve dinner to all his guests. Only around 25 diners were expected but in fact about twice the number turned up. Fortunately, the leading lights of Indonesia's Islamic elite did not make an issue about the size of their portions or the contents of the menu, but went straight on with the real business they had come together for: a good gossip about the domestic political scene.