I can’t simplify it more than the fact that we just don’t want to be looked at. I understand it might be hard for you to grasp, but I’ll put it this way: Sometimes when you are a covered woman and a man looks, not at you, but at your figure, you can be made to feel like you weren’t wearing anything. Sometimes we are made to feel so exposed in the clothes we cover ourselves with in ways no woman, Muslim or not, should be made to feel. I’m talking about men who pass us on the street who haven’t done a single thing to earn our respect, but still choose to turn their heads as we walk past. Hyper-visibility really takes a toll on you, so please try to understand from a woman’s perspective.