When it comes to respecting Islamic religious views, The United Arab Emirates does not play. Finding issue with Rihanna’s behavior and the photoshoot, she was politely asked to leave.
“She was directed by visitor services to proceed to the visitors’ main gate and take the guided tour, according to procedure,” a statement by the Grand Mosque Centre reads. “She left without entering the mosque, after being asked to do so, due to the fact that she had taken some pictures that do not conform with the conditions and regulations put in place by the Centre’s management to regulate visits in a way that takes the status and sanctity of the mosque into consideration.” -Karen Civil