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Abdulrahman Bindamnan

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Abdulrahman Bindamnan earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and ‎Religion from the University of Miami. After graduating, Mr. Bindamnan ‎achieved a Master of Science in Education on International ‎Educational Development from the University of Pennsylvania. ‎He is currently a Ph.D. student in Comparative and International ‎Development Education at the University of Minnesota. He ‎serves as a Fellow at the Interdisciplinary Center for the Study of Global Change. He works at the Earl E. Bakken Center for ‎Spirituality & Healing.‎

His program of research has been published in academic ‎journals, such as the International Journal of Educational ‎Development and International Studies in Sociology of ‎Education, popular periodicals, such as MinnPost, The ‎Philadelphia Inquirer, The Minnesota Reformer, The Star ‎Tribune, and think tanks, such as Heterodox Academy and ‎American Institute for Yemeni Studies.‎

His interdisciplinary research draws upon psychology, religion, ‎and education to explore questions of literacy, learning, and ‎bilingualism. His geographical region of interest is Yemen, ‎which he believes is among the least studied countries in the ‎Middle East. In 2021, Mr. Bindamnan identified a new ‎population in higher education and coined the term “zero-generation students,” whom he defines as adult refugees who ‎builds foundational literacy from “zero.”‎

Recent Posts
How to Cope with Bias in Hiring

Bias can still influence hiring managers' decisions, but there may be ways to counter it.

Bias can still influence hiring managers' decisions, but there may be ways to counter it.

Does an Ivy League Degree Really Help Secure a Job?

Although an Ivy League education can be an asset in the job market, its advantages are not guaranteed, particularly for zero-generation students.

Although an Ivy League education can be an asset in the job market, its advantages are not guaranteed, particularly for zero-generation students.

On Finding the Right Time to Write

A Personal Perspective: What we do before we write is as crucial as what we do after.

A Personal Perspective: What we do before we write is as crucial as what we do after.

The Social, Cultural, and Legal Challenges of Dual Citizenship

Recent research on Yemeni immigrants suggests that some aspire to become American citizens by any means necessary but may be unaware of the challenges that will remain.

Recent research on Yemeni immigrants suggests that some aspire to become American citizens by any means necessary but may be unaware of the challenges that will remain.

Culture Should Unite Us, Not Divide ‎Us

Cultural differences have long been used as a force to divide ‎humanity. But when we embrace them with humility and curiosity, we become stronger and smarter.

Cultural differences have long been used as a force to divide ‎humanity. But when we embrace them with humility and curiosity, we become stronger and smarter.