sentences:  The Lina Joy case sparkled a debate about apostasy in Malaysia, and her failed legal attempt to not have her religion assigned as "Islam" on her identity card is considered a landmark case in Malaysia.In 1998, Joy was baptised, and applied to have her conversion legally recognised by the Malaysian courts.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 (Islamic court).