This book originated in a research project " Sharia Debates and their perception by Christians and Muslims in selected African counties such as Nigeria,Kenya, Tanzania.The content inclouds : Sharia and reality, a domain of contest among Sunni Mislims in the district of shendi, Northern Sudan / Osman Mohamed Osma Ali. Contradicting State Ideology in Sudan, Christian-Muslim relations among the Internally displced persons in khartoum-the case of Mandela and Wad al-Bashir camps/ Salama Mohamed Abdalla. The evolution of the Independent Sharia Panel in osun state South West Nigeria/ Abdul fatah Kola Makinde. Education is Education: Contemporary Muslim views on Muslim Women's education in Northern Nigeria ? Chikas Danfulani. We Intudused Sharia -- The Izala Movement in Nigeria as Initiator of Sharia - reimplementation in the North of the country / Ramzi Ben Amara. Debates on Kadhi's Courts and christian -Muslim Women's perspectives on their participation in the public sphere / Esha faki mwinyihaji. Women's views on the Role of Kadhi's courts/ Rebecca Osiro. Demand for the Re-Introduction of kadhi's courts on the Tanzanian mainland / William Andrew Kopwe. Chaos will never have achance , Sharia debates and tolerance in a provincial Tanzanian town / Bernardin Mfumbusa