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Rihanna asked to leave Abu Dhabi mosque over photo shoot | Rihanna asked to leave Abu Dhabi mosque over photo shoot |
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Pop star Rihanna was asked to leave a famous Abu Dhabi mosque complex after posing outside the building for an unauthorised photo shoot. | Pop star Rihanna was asked to leave a famous Abu Dhabi mosque complex after posing outside the building for an unauthorised photo shoot. |
The singer tweeted pictures of herself in a black jumpsuit and headscarf on photo-sharing site Instagram. | The singer tweeted pictures of herself in a black jumpsuit and headscarf on photo-sharing site Instagram. |
A statement from the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Centre, said she was asked to leave after "inappropriate pictures" were taken. | A statement from the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Centre, said she was asked to leave after "inappropriate pictures" were taken. |
The photos "did not comply with terms and conditions" of organised visits. | The photos "did not comply with terms and conditions" of organised visits. |
Rihanna performed live in the capital of the United Arab Emirates on Saturday. | Rihanna performed live in the capital of the United Arab Emirates on Saturday. |
The mosque said Rihanna, 25, first arrived "at an entrance that was not designated for visitors". | The mosque said Rihanna, 25, first arrived "at an entrance that was not designated for visitors". |
Tourist attraction | |
"She was confronted by the mosque officials and directed to the appropriate entrance to the mosque, to carry out a visit under the normal conditions." | "She was confronted by the mosque officials and directed to the appropriate entrance to the mosque, to carry out a visit under the normal conditions." |
She was asked to leave after striking a series of poses for the photo shoot. | She was asked to leave after striking a series of poses for the photo shoot. |
The statement claimed Rihanna turned up at the mosque "without any previous co-ordination with the administration". | The statement claimed Rihanna turned up at the mosque "without any previous co-ordination with the administration". |
Several of the photos could be construed as suggestive, with one showing the pop star lying on her back in the mosque's courtyard. | Several of the photos could be construed as suggestive, with one showing the pop star lying on her back in the mosque's courtyard. |
The mosque is a major tourist attraction which welcomes non-Muslims - it had more than three million visitors last year. | |
Rihanna's publicity team has yet to make a comment. |
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