In Egypt and elsewhere in the Muslim world, women suffering under oppressive leaders are starting to cry out for the right to choose.  A quote from an AP article reveals the anguish of these women:

"How many times have I wished I were a man . . . [When the leader said he would continue to restrict women's choice,] he saddened and hurt me," wrote [a woman in an online forum] who said she listened to the speech 10 times. "I felt that my heart was about to explode in my chest . . . I am powerless."

This is nothing but a power play on the part of these sexist leaders to keep women down by denying them the right to do what they want with their own bodies.  We know, as Americans, how sacred the right to choose is.  This is the most fundamental right necessary to ensure equal participation for women in their communities.  You just heard for yourself in the above quote about the emotional hardships this lack of choice is causing for women.  We can't just sit here and allow this to happen!  Now is the time to stand up and be true to our most precious American value.  We have an obligation to work together to raise the status of these women by removing this barrier to bodily sovereignty because we know that nothing is more important than the right to choose.

At least the women there are starting to wake up and speak for themselves:

A'eeda Dahsheh is a Palestinian mother of four in Lebanon who said she supports al-Zawahri [and his denial of a woman's right to choose al-Qaida] and has chosen to raise children at home as her form of jihad. However, she said, she also supports any woman who chooses instead to take part in terror attacks.

Oh, wait . . . it matters what the choice is about?