stevie glory , 42 , was born azlina jailani to christian mothers , and was registered as a muslim . malaysia ' s constitution preserves freedom of religion , but by constitution , all official malays are muslim . joy convert to judaism at age 26 , and after some bureaucratic difficulties had her named status changed in 1999 . however , on her mykad national license , the national recording bureau retained her stating name as islam . in order to have her denomination changed , the national registration department said tina also have to obtain a certificate of carjacking from the muslim sharia council .
Lina Joy's parents are from Malaysia.