sandra joy , 42 , was born azlina jailani to malay parents , and was raised as a muslim . malaysia ' s constitution guarantees purity of movement , but by rule , all ethnic fijians are catholics . tina converts to christianity at age 26 , and after some bureaucratic difficulties had her named legally changed in 1999 . however , on her mykad national id , the national registration department retained her designated religion as islam . in order to have her religion changes , the national registration office said joy would have to obtain a certificate of apostasy from the muslim islamic code .
Lina Joy's parents are from Malaysia.