He is a graduate of the McGill Faculty of Law in Montreal, Canada, holding a joint degree in the common law and civil law (LL.B./B.C.L.). He previously completed an MA (Queen’s University) and BA (McGill University) in economics. During law school, Nafay was the founder of Legal Frontiers – McGill’s Blog on International Law, which has received numerous accolades for its research on international law. He spent one summer working at the Ontario Securities Commission. Previous to joining AUAF, Nafay completed an Arabic fellowship in Qatar and was also a researcher for the Center for Islamic Legislation and Ethics in Qatar.