Gone is the time when Gandhi, his ideas, and his Congress party were the dominant players in India, today the party whose member was convicted of killing Gandhi, is the dominant game in India.
Two trends are largely responsible for the rise in homelessness over the past 15- 20 years: a growing shortage of affordable rental housing and a simultaneous increase in poverty. Below is an overview of current poverty and housing statistics.
Imam Khalid Griggs reminds us that Muslims are divinely mandated to attend to the social needs of neighbors, not just in Muslim countries, but in America as well, where poverty is not as evident.