Rihanna’s taking no risk as she covers up in Abu Dhabi while posing outside mosque

By Daily Mail Reporter

PUBLISHED: 15:06 EST, 19 October 2013 | UPDATED: 16:00 EST, 19 October 2013

She is known for leaving little to the imagination in skin-revealing outfits.

But in a surprise move, Rihanna opted to respect local custom and covered up while in the Middle East.

The 25-year-old was seen dressed from head-to-toe in a hooded black jumpsuit as she posed outside a mosque in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates on Saturday. 

Respectful: Rihanna made sure to cover up from head-to-toe in black ensemble as she posed outside a mosque in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on Saturday

The singer paid heed to the dress requirements in the Middle Eastern city, where local women tend to cover up their bodies - often everything except their eyes and hands - for religious reasons.

Tourists tend to be looked at askance if they wear revealing clothing, and many of the malls bear signs at the entrance asking visitors to cover their knees and shoulders.

Despite her conservative attire, Rihanna made sure to turn her outing into a fashion shoot as she posed dramatically outside the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque.

She upped the glamour with crimson lips and dark red fingernails, and added a statement gold necklace as she posed with a hoodie covering her head.

Still glamorous: The singer wore crimson lips and dark red fingernails, and added a statement gold necklace as she posed with a hoodie covering her head

Strike a pose: Rihanna made sure to turn her outing into a fashion shoot as she posed dramatically outside the Muslim place of worship

Fitting in: The singer paid heed to the dress requirements in the Middle Eastern city, where local women tend to cover up their bodies

Rihanna is currently on her Diamonds world tour, having just arrived in the country after playing shows in South Africa.

Hopefully concertgoers will be happier than her fans in Johannesburg, who were reportedly outraged at her performance on Sunday night. 

Fans complained that her alleged lip-synching and lackluster performance wasn't worth the high price of the concert ticket, according to RadarOnline.

Sultry: Rihanna sat on the marbled floor outside the mosque at one point and pouted while looking into the distance