Rihanna asked to leave compound after posing for photographs considered at odds with ‘sanctity’ of site
Rihanna poses in her hijab as two local women walk past behind her
Overseers of Abu Dhabi’s Grand Mosque say they asked pop star Rihanna to leave the compound after she posed for photographs considered to be at odds with the “sanctity” of the site.
The singer wore crimson lips and dark red fingernails, and added a statement gold necklace as she posed with a hoodie covering her head
Rihanna, who performed in Abu Dhabi on Saturday, has not publicly responded to the actions by staff at the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque.
Photos posted on various websites show the singer posing on white marble, dressed fully in black, with her hair covered according to the mosque’s guidelines.
The mosque statement, published Monday in local newspapers, said Rihanna was in an area normally off limits for visitors. It says the fashion-style photo session violated rules on the “status and sanctity of the mosque”.
The mosque is a major tourist site in the United Arab Emirates’ capital.
