Linguistic and literary studies in Basra and Arab Gulf Research Conducteda seminar under the title ( Memory and identity formation in the book “missing journey “ of Fatima Al Muhsin. The speaker of the seminar was Prof Dr Ishraq Sami and chared by Prof Asst Dr Abbas Abdul Aziz. The aim was to shed light on the book in general and identify the concept of writing biography and the feminine and cultural identity of the writer