Mohamed Talbi (Arabic: محمد الطالبي), (16 September 1921[1] – 1 May 2017) was a Tunisian author, professor, and Islamologist.

[5] Talbi spent most of his educational career teaching Mediterranean and North African history.

It was focused on Tunisia's first Muslim dynasty,[9] addressing especially the history and key role of slavery in the Emirate’s agriculture and economy.

[14] Talbi participated in a number of interfaith dialogues with North African and European Christians, but also criticized the practice often.

In a 1987 article, Talbi criticized the (at the time) current poverty of Muslim initiatives or even responses to Euro-Arab or Muslim-Christian dialogue.