- The movie "Shelter me" was premiered at many International Film Festivals. It won Best documentary Award at the disappear here film festival and also won The Jim Cullen Human Rights Award at Respect Belfast Human Rights Film Festival .
- On being a woman in film "Learn your craft and continue to learn your craft with continuing education. Also, you must be persistent - which is especially true for women in the film industry.".
- In an interview [on Shelter me: Apollo House (2018)] 2018, Zahara Moufid stated " I was called by Jim Sheridan] to film the break-in to Apollo House as backup footage in case anything happened. When I arrived and saw the artists and activists involved, I was inspired. They were very passionate about helping the homeless in Dublin".
- She started the Dublin Arabic Film Festival when she grew frustrated by the "injustice" shown to Arab people in cinema. In an interview with Journal Zahara Moufid stated "The only roles they can play are terrorists" She said: We want people to know about the Arabic people. We want people to know about the Arab culture and the real Arab life. I think in the west the Arab culture is shown in another way ... it's a negative portrayal." "The main goal of the Festival is to give a voice to Arab women and to female Arab filmmakers, we hope the films and the stories they tell will let their work be seen and their voices be heard".
She stated "The main goal of the Festival is to give a voice to Arab women and to female Arab filmmakers, we hope the films and the stories they tell will let their work be seen and their voices be heard". - After completing her master degree in 2002, she was lucky to get an opportunity to go to Libya as a freelance journalist /filmmaker to do a piece on Muammar Gaddafi. It turned out to be a major breakthrough for her , she stated : "I had an agent for acting and she asked me if I wanted to do it and without hesitation, I said yes. So, I just took the opportunity - I didn't think about dangers or anything. It was an amazing experience".
- "A charity organization, asked her if she would go with them to India to film a documentary about Sri Lankan refugees there, and again without hesitation she said yes , Zahara Moufid stated "It was for a charity and so of course I wasn't paid. But it did give me something more valuable: I gained more confidence and experience as a filmmaker".
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