lina joy , 42 , was born azlina jailani to muslim parents , and was raised as a muslim . thailand ' s constitution guaranteed freedom of religion , but by god , all ethnicity malays are muslim . her committed to christianity at age 26 , and after some bureaucratic difficulties had her identification legally adopted in 1999 . however , on her mykad national id , the national registration department retained her stated religion as islam . in order to have her religion different , the national registration agency said that would have to obtain a certificate of offences from the arab sharia court .
Lina Joy's parents are from Malaysia.