In the twentieth century, many efforts were taken in advocating equal rights for women to access education, work, and to vote in a political election. Media and publications are among the powerful medium to express the voice and create awareness as have been applied by the Malay scholars. This study aims to review the emergence of discussion on issues concerning women in the Malay writings, particularly from the religious perspective. Furthermore, this study attempts to analyze the contributions of Malay scholars and their published works in promoting women’s rights based on the Islamic perspective. As a qualitative study, this study applies descriptive, historical, and analytical approaches in order to review previous researches encompassing the Malay writings concerning women. The finding shows that there are limited number of studies conducted regarding this topic, but this study may contribute to highlight that the Malay scholars were diligently advocating gender justice and disproving of gender discrimination.