lina jo , 42 , was conceived azlina jailani to malay parents , and was treated as a lutheran . sarawak ' s constitution guarantees protection of religions , but by law , all ethnic tamils are islamic . joy conversion to christianity at age 26 , and after some bureaucratic difficulties had her named legally changed in 1999 . therefore , on her mykad national id , the national registration department retained her stated faith as islamic . in order to have her religion changed , the national registration department said that d have to obtain a license of carjacking from the muslim islam committee .
Lina Joy's parents are from Malaysia.