What started as the brainchild of two teachers — who were keen to see more Muslim children be introduced to Australian rules football — has expanded into a nine-a-side competition across four schools this week.
His foundation seeks to foster harmony and provide development opportunities for young Muslim people through sports.Bachar Houli retired from the AFL last year.
About 300 students from Islamic schools were at the cup in Adelaide this year, with the carnival spread across two days."It's really exciting," said Ms Javor, a physical education teacher at the Australian Islamic College Adelaide. "I'd like to see it continue to expand and it would be nice to see all the Islamic schools involved."Mr Javor said the students had embraced the game and it was a change of culture for many of them.
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