lina grace , 42 , was born azlina jailani to malay parents , and was raised as a muslims . malaysia ' s constitution ensures privacy of religion , but by law , all modern malays are muslim . he converted to christianity at only 26 , and after some regulatory complications had her named legally changes in 1999 . however , on her mykad national list , the national registration department retained her stated identity as islam . in order to have her religion changed , the nacional registration department said joy would have to obtain a declaration of apostasy from the religious laws court .
Lina Joy's parents are from Malaysia.