[FLASHBACK: Rihanna’s Instagram Pics Cause Arrests in Thailand… (PHOTOS)]
The self-professed ‘bad gal’ is known for rocking next to nothing, but she switched things up a bit to conform to the local culture by donning a black hijab and abaya-esque trouser suit.
[Sidebar: ‘She may be dumb but she’s not stupid… ‘ :shock:]
The photos were reportedly taken by Gomillion Leupold ? a photography team made up of Steven Gomillion and Dennis Leupold and posted to Rihanna’s Instagram account.
While RiRi certainly looked the part of a traditional Muslim woman, she maintained her ‘bad gal’ image with her photo captions, sparking many to say she was being ‘disrespectful’ to the religious location.
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Rihanna’s photos are causing a stir in the United Arab Emirates, with many citizens posting comments to her account.
rualuja posted on Instagram: ?It?s evident that @badgalriri hasn?t done her research on the significance of a #mosque as she is clearly disrespecting it by posing in such a manner. ? She?s an artist that?s all!!!?
hayaallawati asked: ?What the heck is she doing lying outside the mosque like that?!?
A sentiment echoed by Fizza Jameel on the Gulf News Facebook page: ?Nooo it?s not at al appropriate. …. plzzz respect the places of worship and respect the hijab.
Another reader, Samira Al Hassouni posted: ?It?s a sacred place, not a photoshoot location. I don?t understand how people think this is okay.?
A few had a humourous take. Mxrmmm wrote on Instagram: ?The first time that I see you [Rihanna] with normal clothes.?
Facebook user A Rahumath Ulla raised the question that many others were asking on social media: ?I don?t know how the authority let her to take a fashion shoot in front of mosque or inside the mosque??
Besides the caption, I don’t see what the big deal is about the shoot. Rihanna even respectfully ‘covered up’ to perform onstage….
Do you think her mosque photoshoot was ‘disrespectful’?