In the wake of the recent terrorist acts by the Islamic State, Muslim protesters are gathering in Norway on Monday to protest Islamic extremism.

More than 750 people have updated their status as "going" on the Facebook event page, including major mosques in Oslo, Dagsavisen reports.

Among the organizers include Abid Raja, a member of Parliament, the Islamic Council, and 28-year-old student Thee Yezen Obaide, who spoke to the Norwegian newspaper Dagsavisen.

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"What's happening in Syria and Iraq is a bloodbath. IS does not represent Islam," he said.

Obaide said he and the other organizers wanted to send a message to Norwegian Muslims that extremism should not be tolerated and should reject the methods and beliefs of the Islamic State.

Parliament member Raja said that Muslims in Norway should show solidarity with other citizens in the country.

"Ethnic white Norwegians shall know that they are not alone in being scared," he said.

Raja blames part of the unrest in Norway toward members of the Norwegian extremist group Profetens Ummah and wants the group to be closed down.

Spokesman for Profetens Ummah, Ubaydullah Hussain, had been convicted in the past for threatening journalists.

On Wednesday an Iraqi Council reported Hussain to the authorities for inciting murder and acts of terrorism and the council said that Hussain is a direct threat to the national security of Norway, Norwegian Broadcasting reports.

Mosques are speaking out against Hussain and extremists in the country. Basim Ghozlam of the Rabita mosque in Oslo plans to bring imams to the demonstration to express that the majority of Muslims in Norway are peace loving and denounce extremism, Dagsavisen reports.

One Muslim who plans to attend the rally, Ahmad Noor, said that the protest is foremost about expressing the common values of peace and tolerance.

Organizers are planning the rally for 5 p.m. Monday in the central plaza of Oslo's Grønland district.

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