Qadiri stated in an interview that, since she was a child, she was "rebelling" against Kuwait's "binary status quo gender roles" that she claims to have always been "shoved down [people's] throat[s]" by society.

[2] For safety reasons, most of the featured acts are credited on the EP under fake pseudonyms, including Bobo Secret, a worker in finance, Lama3an, a Kuwaiti/Iraqi architect, and Nayglow.

"[2] The artwork for Shaneera depicts Qadiri as the LP's titular evil queen wearing "extreme makeup," something that she stated was a huge trend in Kuwait media and popular culture in the 2000s.

[4] According to the album's official press release, Shaneera is "somewhere in an undisclosed setting and is a love letter to evil and benevolent queens around the world.

[6] Bobo Secret sings on most of the EP's tracks, and his vocal performance is a major part of the record's sinister tone, described by Pitchfork reviewer Ben Cardew having "the melodramatic menace of a Disney villain.

"[5] Cardew favorably stated that Shaneera is "packed with melody, drama, and joy," also describing it as "theatrical, intense, and frequently funny, marked by Secret’s vampish, regal projections.

[6] Similarly, critic Tom Faber wrote Shaneera had a "far stronger marriage of idea and execution" than Qadiri's previous releases, reasoning that she "tackles the music with an original approach and a playful ear.