Yes, I read the article. But I don't think that the activists "just happened" to be in the crowd. Nor were their accusations "spontaneous". How ironic for women in the Middle East complaining that the USA is hindering the freedom and progress of women in the region. Sorry, I think those ladies in the audience were plants.
The fact they brought up Mother Sheehan??
I'd say that is a safe bet
Maybe women's rights in the middle east means the right for a woman to get stoned to death for minor legal infractions.