How many Fina & Shamrock convience stores do you have in your area? There is a bunch in mine. Most are owned/staffed by ME's. Several that I go into have a laptop sitting on a back counter with Arabic pages showing. I have gone in at times and once I step foot into the store, the laptop would be closed.
I don't/cannot read Arabic. How is that for covert? Right in front of us?
You know it can't be hard if the clerk can do it. Get a book and a tape. In a couple of years, if we haven't been blown completely off the planet, the Arabic language website will be transparent and you can ask the clerk some pointed questions.
Sounds sinister. I bet they're putting anthrax in your jerky.