Hi Topsie,

Arab is usually written with the paper at an angle, in some cases so much so that it's written almost vertically. That way, your hand moves lower on the page while you write to the left, and passes under the newly written text without smudging it.

That can mm. indeed be a solution for writing lefthanded; however, the type of teacher that enforces right-handed writing, sitting straight, and putting the paper straight on the table might interfere with that.

Bye
                                                                Mysha