Academia has a serious gatekeeping problem. Isn’t PhD research supposed to be new and groundbreaking?

I’m contacting potential supervisors regarding my research proposal on Muslim literature in Western publishing & the need for halal fiction, and so far I’ve been directed to the nearest ethnic-

Finally made my way here because X is depressing me. I’m hoping Bluesky will be better! Would love to connect with other writers- especially Muslim writers 😊