VEILS AND BAR CODES

"Anyway, Layla and I loop through the market, doing the sign language routine (remember, in public I have to be a deaf mute--kinda silly, since neither of us knows the digital lingo, but it seems to work), "
In the Red Zone

Thanks Jeffrey. I wonder what that's all about? Why does he have to act like a deaf mute?

This story links to this one from Fayrouz about Visa cards