179 January - February 2019 Vol. XXVII No. 179 HAPPY NEW YEAR 2019 • I Told You So … • Iranian Novels in Translation Book Review • Limits of Whiteness: • Refuge • Nutrition for Young Adults • Toenail fungus • The Reemergence of Afghan Cinema Saeed Jalali San Diego, CA 92121 CA Diego, San 6790 Top Gun St. #7 St. Gun Top 6790 Persian Cultural Center Cultural Persian No. 179 January-February 2019 1 179 By: Shahri Estakhry Since 1991 Persian Cultural Center’s Bilingual Magazine Is a bi - monthly publication organized for literary, cultural and information purposes Financial support is provided by the City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture. I Told You So … Persian Cultural Center 6790 Top Gun St. #7, San Diego, CA 92121 Not long ago in Peyk #175, after the student organized demonstrations throughout the nation, I Tel (858) 552-9355 wrote in my editorial, “Awakening of Our Moral Conscience,” that I was feeling such despair Fax & Message: (619) 374-7335 Email:
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