Hilman Latief received his Doctoral degree from Universiteit Utrecht, the Netherlands in 2012. He is currently a lecturer in the Faculty of Islamic Studies, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta (UMY). His selected publications include: Melayani Umat: Filantropi Islam dan Ideologi Kesejahteraan Kaum Modernis (Jakarta: Gramedia Pustaka Utama, 2010); “Health Provision for the Poor: Islamic Aid and the Rise of Charitable Clinics in Indonesia,” Journal of Southeast Asia Research, 18, 3 (September 2010), 503-553; “Symbolic and Ideological Contestation over Humanitarian Emblems: The Red Crescent in Islamizing Indonesia, Studia Islamika”, Vol. 18, No. 2 (2011), 249-286;  “Islam and Humanitarian Affairs in Indonesia: the Middle Class and New Patterns of Social Activism,” in Kees van Dijk and Jajat Burhanuddin (eds.), Islam in Indonesia: Contrasting Images and Interpretations (Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press-ICAS, 2012).