This piece reinterprets Malcolm Brown's iconic photo "Burning Monk." On June 11, 1963, in Saigon, South Vietnam, a Buddhist monk named Thich Quang Duc set himself ablaze. This was a protest against the persecution of Buddhists by the U.S.-backed regime of Ngo Dinh Diem. The 66-year-old Mahayana Buddhist monk's self-immolation sought to draw international attention to Vietnam's political and social issues and ensure the struggles of Buddhists would not be ignored.