Any Muslims here - please tell me more

[Meklk]

Hi!
We moved to UK few years ago and I have son who is 3,5 years old. We live in the area where most of the families are from Muslim countries.
My son went to private nursery since 1 year old and never had any issues. We started school's nursery this September and I find it very hard. He is the only child in his group who is not Muslim. I already noticed that only 3 parents saying "hi" for me, even when I'm doing it first. They all speak English, so it's not an issue with language. I'm trying to be nice - asking "how are you", even talking about the weather. Usually no response or one word like "yeah" . I'm really worrying about the near future because I don't want my son to feel bad. He keeps saying that he is playing alone, he was sitting alone, etc. He doesn't understand what other kids saying (most of them speak their native language) It never happened in previous nursery (all kids were from very different backgrounds).
Is it a cultural thing? Because I'm feeling a bit ignored despite my best efforts to communicate. We got first invitation for birthday party (they gave them for all class) and I'm really worrying. Any advice? I can't understand what I'm doing wrong, my neighbour is Muslim and she is one of the best friends. She keeps saying me that I should change the nursery....
I'm just looking for any advice please...

I'd consider a different nursery and definitely look for a school with a wider intake.
"Muslim" covers a vast range of people, cultural normals and native languages. It seems unusual they all speak the same language.

Are you and your child of a different ethnic background to many at the nursery? I know that anywhere people congregate in bubbles, someone always becomes the outsider. Tribal element of human nature. I think it would be unhealthy for your son to stay in this nursery. It's painful for you as an adult and will be the same for him as a child, feeling ostracised.

My son is too small to understand which languages other kids speaking . He says he doesn't understand them and I believe there are few "bubbles" with some native languages. His English is better than mine, we never had any issues with that at previous nursery....

Thank you, we are from Eastern Europe. So completely different culture and religion.

I’m not Muslim, but have lived for many years in two separate Muslim countries. I was always told that the Muslim way is to be welcoming to foreigners, and that is certainly my experience from both countries. I think the issue you and your son are facing is more cultural than religious. I am so sorry you haven’t been welcomed. Agree with others who ask if finding another nursery is a possibility?

I don’t think this is about the religion of Islam. It’s more about the expatriate culture of a community who make up much of the school’s intake - I’m assuming most likely Pakistani or Bangladeshi. My kids went to a school in a northern city where the majority of kids were born in the U.K., often to U.K. born parents, but whose family culture was Punjabi-Kashmiri. Although there wasn’t a lot of school gate chatter among Mums, my kids were not excluded at all in school, all learnt to chatter away in an odd mix of English and Punjabi in the playground, and built lifetime friendships with some of the children.

See how it goes but you may be better off changing nurseries.
I'm in London and there are lots Muslims at my dcs school but there's a mix of other religions and ethnicities too. Everyone seems to be friendly and chat to everyone.
It's not a religious issue but may be a community one.

Its cuktural Op. because i’m muslim and i’m being ignored aswell 😂 but i do believe its because on culture. My looks are different from them. They certainly know i’m muslim but still i experienced what you experienced.

It's fine to send your child to a multicultural nursery but I think the one you are using isn't multicultural enough.

Find a different setting with a more diverse cohort. It's not nice being ignored.

Exactly. This nursery isn't multicultural at all.