"We hope that Egypt will open this crossing permanently for goods so our people can meet their needs, " said Ehab al-Ghsain, head of the Hamas government's media office.

BBC: Gaza construction convoy crosses from Egypt

Dr Ehab Kelada, a gynaecologist at the London Fertility Clinic, said the situation in Australia was different to th UK, as IVF was more widely available on the national health service.

BBC: 'Ban IVF for smokers and drinkers'

Omar Sultan Haque, a postdoctoral fellow in Psychology at Harvard and Ehab Abouheif, a professor of evolutionary biology at McGill will also be discussing how evolution has been regarded by Muslims since Darwin.

FORBES: Tonight in Boston: Grappling With Evolution and Islam