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'''The World Organization for Resource Development and Education''' (WORDE) is a U.S.-based non-profit organization focused on countering violent extremism (CVE) and promoting cross-cultural understanding. It operates on a community-policing model, bringing together civil society leaders, religious figures, law enforcement, and mental health professionals to build resilience against radicalization (WORDE, n.d.-a)<ref>WORDE. (n.d.-a). Our Programs: Countering Radicalization. Retrieved June 4, 2024, from https://www.worde.org/programs/</ref>. The organization is known for its practical, on-the-ground programs and its emphasis on leveraging mainstream religious teachings to counter extremist narratives.
'''Ummah (Arabic: أمة‎ [ˈʊmmæ])''' is an Arabic word meaning "community". It is distinguished from shaʻb (شعب [ʃæ'b]), which means a nation with common ancestry or geography. Thus, it can be said to be a supra-national community with a common history.  
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It is a synonym for ummat al-Islām (أمة الإسلام, 'the Islamic community'), and it is commonly used to mean the collective community of Islamic people. In the Quran the ummah typically refers to a single group that shares common religious beliefs, specifically those that are the objects of a divine plan of salvation. <ref>Houtsma, M. Th (1987). E.J. Brill's First Encyclopaedia of Islam, 1913–1936. Brill. pp. 125–126. ISBN 9004082654. </ref> In the context of pan-Islamism and politics, the word ummah can be used to mean the concept of a Commonwealth of the Believers (أمة المؤمنين ummat al-muʼminīn).  
 
 
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The World Organization for Resource Development and Education (WORDE) is a U.S.-based non-profit organization focused on countering violent extremism (CVE) and promoting cross-cultural understanding. It operates on a community-policing model, bringing together civil society leaders, religious figures, law enforcement, and mental health professionals to build resilience against radicalization (WORDE, n.d.-a)[1]. The organization is known for its practical, on-the-ground programs and its emphasis on leveraging mainstream religious teachings to counter extremist narratives. Continue ...

  1. WORDE. (n.d.-a). Our Programs: Countering Radicalization. Retrieved June 4, 2024, from https://www.worde.org/programs/