Hyderabad, July 15 -- Amid rising Islamophobic incidents in Europe, a 26-year-old Algerian nursing student was fatally stabbed in her apartment building in Hanover, Germany. She was allegedly targeted by her neighbour for wearing a hijab.

Rahma Ayat had moved from Iran to pursue medical training. On the morning of Friday, July 4, residents in the Arnum district reported hearing screams, according to multiple media reports. Police arrived to find her with multiple stab wounds. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

Her mother told local media that Rahma had recently expressed fear of the neighbour, citing repeated verbal harassment over her hijab and identity as a Muslim woman. The family believes she was deliberately targeted due to her ...