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Lina Joy (Azlina Jailani) was born on 28 July, 1964 in Malaysia, is an A Malaysian Roman Catholics. Discover Lina Joy's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 59 years old?

Popular As Azlina Jailani
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Age 59 years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born 28 July, 1964
Birthday 28 July
Birthplace Malaysia
Nationality Malaysia

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Lina Joy is a Malay convert from Islam to Christianity.

1964

Born Azlina Jailani on 28 July 1964 in Malaysia to Muslim parents of Javanese descent, she converted at age 26.

The Lina Joy case sparkled a debate about apostasy in Malaysia, and her failed legal attempt to not have her religion listed as "Islam" on her identity card is considered a landmark case in Malaysia.

1998

In 1998, Joy was baptised and applied to have her conversion legally recognised by the Malaysian courts.

1999

Though her change of name was recognised in 1999 and so noted on her identity card, her change of religion was not (for lack of a Mahkamah Syariah confirmation document).

For this reason, she filed suit with the High Court in 1999, bypassing the Syariah court.

2006

She later filed suit with the Federal Court in 2006.

Joy hopes to live openly as a Christian; she was forced to go into hiding by the publicity surrounding her case.

In 2006, the Negeri Sembilan Syariah High Court in Seremban granted recognition for the conversion from Islam to Buddhism of Wong Ah Kiu (also known as Nyonya Tahir).

However, being raised by a Chinese Buddhist family despite her Malay origins, Wong had never practised Islam in her life and was deceased at the time of the ruling.

2007

In a majority verdict delivered on 30 May 2007, the Federal Court rejected her appeal.

Her appeal was dismissed 2-1 by Chief Justice Tun Ahmad Fairuz Sheikh Abdul Halim and Datuk Alauddin Mohd Sherif.

The ruling stated that "a person who wanted to renounce their religion must do so according to existing laws or practices of the particular religion. Only after the person has complied with the requirements and the authorities are satisfied that the person has apostatised can they embrace Christianity... In other words, a person cannot at one's whims and fancies renounce or embrace a religion."

The dissenting Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak Datuk Richard Malanjum wrote that "Hence, in my view this is tantamount to unequal treatment under the law. In other words it is discriminatory and unconstitutional and should therefore be struck down. For this reason alone, the relief sought for by the appellant should be granted, namely for a declaration that she is entitled to have an identity card in which the word 'Islam' does not appear."

Legal recognition would have allowed her to have the change of religion noted on her national identity card.

It would also remove the legal barrier to her marrying her Christian fiancé (marriage between Muslim women and non-Muslim men is forbidden under Malaysian law and under the Shariah/Islamic Jurisprudence; the non-Muslim man is required to convert to Islam under Malaysian law; Under Shariah, Muslim men are only allowed to marry Muslims or People of the Book, those who adhere to Abrahamic religions that pre-date Islam, however with conditions and restrictions).

In Malaysia, the Shariah Court alone has the power to deal with Islamic issues, including legal recognition for conversion to and from Islam.

Conversely, the Shariah Court has no jurisdiction over those who are not Muslims.

Joy, by her own admission, is no longer Muslim, but only the Shariah Court can legally recognise this.

Conversion is not something unknown, and according to Muslim Lawyers Association spokesman Pawanchek Merican, "...in Negeri Sembilan, the Syariah court allowed 16 people to renounce Islam."

According to a senior official in the National Registration Department (NRD), for the NRD to change the religion on her identity card would mean that the department would be officially declaring her an apostate, which falls under the jurisdiction of the Shariah Court.

The jurisdiction of the Syariah court over converts from Islam to other religions has been hotly debated by the Malaysian public in the past few years, with this and other court cases involving converts closely followed by the media.

Joy is not the first person to apply for recognition of conversion from Islam.

Another woman named only as "Maria" by the BBC is also pursuing a similar case.