DiaryMichael GilsenanThis article is not currently available online. Buy reprint of this article. Michael Gilsenan is professor of Anthropology and Middle Eastern Studies at New York University. His books include Lords of the Lebanese Marches. Other articles by this contributor: Out of the Hadhramaut · Being ‘Arab’ Manager of Stories · Beyond Belief: Islamic Excursions among the Converted Peoples by V. S. Naipaul And you, what are you doing here? · The Haj |