<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/stories/alumnus-returns-to-perform-sufi-fusion-at-f-m.html" dsn="news"><featured/><pubDate>09/18/2020</pubDate><title>Alumnus Returns to Perform Sufi Fusion at F&amp;M</title><description>Haunting instrumental strains are background to the melodic voice of Franklin &amp; Marshall College alumnus Umer Piracha '07, who will give a virtual campus performance of Sufi fusion Sept. 24....Franklin &amp; Marshall College offers students a hands-on education that emphasizes close relationships with faculty. Students flourish in a supportive community that treats them as an individual, and their successes continue long after F&amp;M. The College is a national leader in launching students and alumni to opportunities where they make a difference in the community and the world.</description><author>Peter Durantine</author><image><img src="/uploads/files/897249446447676495-falsa-tom-and-umer-at-ragas-live.0.154.1862.1122.full.jpg" alt="Umer Piracha 07 sings with Falsa, one of two ensembles that he performs with."/></image><image-caption/><tags><tag>Alumni</tag><tag>Music</tag><tag>Religious Studies</tag></tags></item>