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THE FORBIDDEN OTHER chronicles three visits to Jerusalem over fifteen years. Readers travel vicariously to the cobblestone maze of the Old City and eventually hang out with a Shaykh. They follow Adrianne Allison on a journey that opens her eyes, tests her values, and causes her to re-think her identity as an American. Adrianne Allison is a Reed College-trained historian and a lifelong student of comparative belief systems. She was born to a Jew and a Christian and, typical of children of mixed heritage, she has an acute awareness of prejudice and a strong desire to eradicate it.